Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
μεταλλαγμένες ουσίες
English translation:
modified substances
Added to glossary by
Assimina Vavoula
Oct 4, 2006 06:58
17 yrs ago
Greek term
Greece
LEGAL, EU, CORPORATE TRANSLATIONS
Native in: Greek 
Works in: French to Greek, Greek to French, English to Greek, and 3 more.
μεταλλαγμένες ουσίες
Greek to English
Medical
Cosmetics, Beauty
Όλα τα σαμπουάν ΧΧΧΧ δεν περιέχουν πετροχημικά, μεταλλαγμένες ουσίες, πρόσθετα χρώματα και οτιδήποτε τοξικό για την επιδερμίδα, τον οργανισμό και το περιβάλλον.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | modified substances |
Mihailolja
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| 3 +4 | genetically modified organisms (GMO) |
Petja Mladenova
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| 3 +1 | genetically modified ingredients |
Elena Rista
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| 3 | processed substances |
Andreas THEODOROU
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Proposed translations
+5
20 mins
Mihailolja
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Путін хуйло = Putler is a dickhead
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Related KudoZ points
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modified substances
You usually see this term being used with the word "genetically" before but I think you can use just "modified substances".
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Efxaristo. Kalo savvatokyriako."
+1
19 mins
Elena Rista
Native in Greek
Your Ideas... Everywhere
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to French, English to Spanish, English to German, and 34 more.
genetically modified ingredients
Το πρώτο που μου ήρθε στο μυαλό. Νομίζω ότι είναι κοντά. Καλημέρα!
+4
39 mins
Petja Mladenova
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: Bulgarian to English, English to Bulgarian, Greek to English, and 4 more.
genetically modified organisms (GMO)
A very popular term nowadays, I see it on Greek sites along with some shampoo articles...
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Peer comment(s):
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flipendo
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Thanks!
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Helen Chrysanthopoulou
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Thanks!
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Sokratis VAVILIS
: and this is the official term adopted by the Council Directive 90/220/EEC
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Thanks for the additional info, Socrati!
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Ioanna Karamanou
: and in the US
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& worldwide, it seems to be a large problem, I believe GMO (abbreviated) would make sense itself
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Andras Mohay (X)
: = γενετικώς τροποποιημένοι οργανισμοί (ΓΤΟ) / (Living) organisms in my hair? Ugh!
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we don't have to translate 1 to 1, I believe GMO wouldn't look bad on a shampoo / No, they are genetically modified organisms,which is way worse! Ugh!
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Vicky Papaprodromou
: Θα συμφωνήσω με τον Αντράς.
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You have right but μεταλλαγμένες ουσίες can be seen translated as that too
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Andreas THEODOROU
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Translator/writer (medical/pharma specn)
Native in: English
Works in: Greek to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
processed substances
I think that this is just a way of saying that it is natural substances, ie substances in their natural state
I doubt very much that it is taking about GMO - as in English, you don't make the leap from modified to genetically modified as a matter of course.
I doubt very much that it is taking about GMO - as in English, you don't make the leap from modified to genetically modified as a matter of course.
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