Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
se la diminuisci finiscono a mollo
English translation:
if you lower it they get wet
Italian term
se la diminuisci finiscono a mollo
Un'altra proprietà negativa (di prerogativa ambientale) è quella delle schiume negli specchi d'acqua, inoltre alcuni insetti sfruttano la tensione superficiale per planare con le zampe sull'acqua (SE LA DIMINUISCI FINISCONO A MOLLO).
| 3 | if you lower it they get wet |
Rachel Fell
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| 4 +1 | and if you decrease it, they'll fall in |
Oliver Lawrence
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Mar 5, 2010 14:55: Oliver Lawrence changed "Field (specific)" from "Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng" to "Science (general)"
Mar 8, 2010 09:46: Rachel Fell Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
if you lower it they get wet
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Note added at 23 hrs (2010-03-06 11:17:07 GMT)
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or reduce instead of lower
The soap acts as a surfactant, lowering the surface tension of water. Where can you find surfactants in your
house? What do they do? How does surface tension determine what those surfactants do?
Soap (and detergents) are common surfactants. They reduce the surface tension of water, thereby allowing
it to dissolve more substances, like dirt.
http://www.anaturalapproachtochemistry.com/natc_sample_pages...
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Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2010-03-08 09:44:41 GMT) Post-grading
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soaked
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
and if you decrease it, they'll fall in
http://dizionari.hoepli.it/Dizionario_Italiano-Inglese/parola/molle.aspx?idD=2&Query=molle&lettera=M
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