Jun 23, 2019 21:44
5 yrs ago
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Italian term

pezzi di ricambio

Non-PRO Italian to English Medical General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Article on sports nutritition
This article has started discussing protein turnover. I have no idea about this term:

"Le proteine, infatti, vengono degradate e sintetizzate di continuo, da qui la necessità di avere a disposizione i “pezzi di ricambio”. "
Proposed translations (English)
5 +7 spare parts
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Jun 24, 2019 06:11: Ian Mansbridge changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): philgoddard, Grace Anderson, Ian Mansbridge

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Proposed translations

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spare parts

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Note added at 39 mins (2019-06-23 22:23:57 GMT)
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Re question: Sure. That's why they put it in quotation marks. The proteins are used as "spare parts".
Note from asker:
Even in this context?
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
1 hr
agree Shabelula : sì sì - usually the term is used for mechanical devices
1 hr
agree Domenica Pesce
8 hrs
agree Michele Fauble
8 hrs
agree Claudia Letizia : Yes, it's a metaphor in the source text as well. So why not?
9 hrs
agree mona elshazly
9 hrs
agree JohnMcDove
3 days 16 hrs
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