Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
acqua preventivamente bollita
English translation:
pre-boiled water/boiled water
Added to glossary by
lizzy g
Jul 21, 2005 16:32
18 yrs ago
Italian term
acqua preventivamente bollita
Italian to English
Science
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this is the sentence:
sciogliere di prodotto in acqua preventivamente bollita
I'm not sure if it is 'almost boiled' or 'just boiled'
Thanks!
sciogliere di prodotto in acqua preventivamente bollita
I'm not sure if it is 'almost boiled' or 'just boiled'
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | pre-boiled water/boiled water |
Ivana UK
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| 4 +6 | previously |
Chiara_M
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| 4 +1 | previously boiled water |
Carl Stoll
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| 4 | preventively |
andrealondon
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Selected
pre-boiled water/boiled water
literally it means: place in pre-emptively boiled water, which is a bit of a mouthful...
If you're placing in pre-boiled water, you're literally placing into boiling water. If using pre-boiled, be careful as sometimes this can mean water which has been boiled and allowed to cool.
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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-07-21 18:06:27 GMT)
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** pre-boiled water or BOILING water (not boiled) **
If you're placing in pre-boiled water, you're literally placing into boiling water. If using pre-boiled, be careful as sometimes this can mean water which has been boiled and allowed to cool.
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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-07-21 18:06:27 GMT)
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** pre-boiled water or BOILING water (not boiled) **
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I am going to use 'just boiled water'. Thank you!"
+6
2 mins
previously
or in advance
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-07-21 16:37:00 GMT)
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It means: First the water boils, then you let the product dissolve.
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-07-21 16:37:00 GMT)
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It means: First the water boils, then you let the product dissolve.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amy Taylor
: Yes. It's telling you to have the boiling water ready. You could probably just say 'dissolve the product in boiling water'.
1 min
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| agree |
Elizabeth Lyons
: Bring the water just to a boil, add the product to dissolve, etc.
8 mins
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| agree |
Emanuela Galdelli
12 mins
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| agree |
Paola Gallarato
29 mins
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| agree |
silvia b (X)
36 mins
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
: I agree with Elizabeth Lyons' translation.
6 hrs
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8 mins
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preventively
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+1
1 hr
Carl Stoll
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previously boiled water
In all cases I have seen until now, "preventivo" just means "previous", not "preventive" or anything else.
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