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Italian term or phrase:
il proprio
English translation:
his/her/its own
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philgoddard
Aug 5, 2013 21:39
10 yrs ago
Italian term
la propria
Italian to English
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Preface to a photography book on drug trafficking
I have translated this
L’esempio che Heisenberg fa è quello del termometro che nel momento stesso in cui misura la temperatura di una data sostanza, modifica la propria e la temperatura della sostanza che avrebbe dovuto misurare.
as follows, but am not very convinced...
The example that Heisenberg gives is that of the thermometer that at the same moment when it measures the temperature of a given substance it modifies itself and the temperature of the substance that it should have measured.
L’esempio che Heisenberg fa è quello del termometro che nel momento stesso in cui misura la temperatura di una data sostanza, modifica la propria e la temperatura della sostanza che avrebbe dovuto misurare.
as follows, but am not very convinced...
The example that Heisenberg gives is that of the thermometer that at the same moment when it measures the temperature of a given substance it modifies itself and the temperature of the substance that it should have measured.
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its own
Its own temperature and that of the substance it is measuring.
You don't need to say "at the same moment" - just "when" would do.
You don't need to say "at the same moment" - just "when" would do.
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