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carbon-limited

French translation: limité par le carbone


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English term or phrase:carbon-limited
French translation:limité par le carbone
Entered by: Leïla Fressy-Parvin
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14:53 Oct 26, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / groundwater lab analysis
English term or phrase: carbon-limited
Nitrate, sulfate and methane levels in this well are also elevated in relation to the remainder of the wells sampled. There is no evidence of the carbon being preferentially utilized in the impacted areas, indicating that the degradation processes seem to be carbon limited
Nadège Aubert
Local time: 11:57
limité par le carbone
Explanation:
le processus de dégradation est limité par le carbone
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Leïla Fressy-Parvin
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3limité par le carbone
Leïla Fressy-Parvin
3 +1apport limité en carbone
Christine C.
4quantité limitée de carbone
laure schang


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
quantité limitée de carbone


Explanation:
La quantité de carbone des processus de dégradation semble être limitée.

Désolée, je n'ai pas trouvé d'occurence sur le web, mais j'ai rencontré cette tournure très souvent en traduisant des brevets...

laure schang
Local time: 11:57
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
apport limité en carbone


Explanation:
Une possibilité.

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Note added at 17 minutes (2011-10-26 15:10:52 GMT)
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Ou mieux : TENEUR EN CARBONE LIMITEE.

Christine C.
Local time: 11:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Gabriella Bertelmann: agree
31 mins
  -> Merci Gabriella et bonne fin de journée.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
limité par le carbone


Explanation:
le processus de dégradation est limité par le carbone

Example sentence(s):
  • ces observations indiquent que le retrait biologique de NO3- est limité par le carbone ou par le phosphore

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Leïla Fressy-Parvin
France
Local time: 11:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caroline Germai
1 hr
  -> Merci Caroline

agree  Eric Le Carre
2 hrs
  -> Merci Eric

agree  enrico paoletti
22 hrs
  -> Merci Enrico
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Nov 9, 2011 - Changes made by Leïla Fressy-Parvin:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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