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
Added to glossary by
Rachel Fell
Mar 5, 2010 12:05
14 yrs ago
Italian term
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se la diminuisci finiscono a mollo
Italian to English
Science
Science (general)
Text is about surfactants and the positive/negative effects of these - context:
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).
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).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 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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Change log
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
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
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.
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12
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if you lower it they get wet
or they end up getting wet/soked
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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
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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
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Comment: "Thanks so much Rachel!"
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Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
and if you decrease it, they'll fall in
or a more colloquial ending "they'll take a bath", "they'll end up in the drink", etc.
Reference:
http://dizionari.hoepli.it/Dizionario_Italiano-Inglese/parola/molle.aspx?idD=2&Query=molle&lettera=M
Note from asker:
| Thanks ever so much for your reply! |
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