potentialisent

English translation: potentiate

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French term or phrase:	potentialisent
English translation:	potentiate
Entered by:	R.J.Chadwick (X)

14:10 Aug 15, 2002

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: potentialisent

In the following phrase: The context is a book about Red Wine and its antioxidant characteristics.

"Les tocotriénols, des structures proches des tocophérols sont de puissants antiradicaux libres et potentialisent l’action des tocophérols."

This was translated as: "The tocotrienols, structures that resemble tocopherols, are powerful anti-free radicals and potentiate the action of tocopherols."

The word in question here is "POTENTIATE" . Is this correct? Could it be that a better word is "boost"??

Thank you,

Clara

Clara

Yes

Explanation:
The word "potentiate" in such contexts is something I am very familiar with.

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potentiate
DEFINITION:
To make effective or active or more effective or more active; also: to augment the activity of (as a drug) synergistically.
(http://www.ndif.org/Terms/potentiate.html)

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[PDF]K+-CHANNEL OPENERS POTENTIATE THE INHIBITORY EFFECT OF ATROPINE ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Page 1. SC PARIJA et al., Indian Journal of Pharmacology 1999; 31: 345-349 RESEARCH
PAPER K + -CHANNEL OPENERS POTENTIATE THE INHIBITORY EFFECT OF ATROPINE ON ...
www.ijp-online.com/archives/1999/ 031/05/r0345-0349ra.pdf -

[PDF]Drugs Which May Potentiate the Effect of Warfarin and Increase ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Page 1. Amiodarone Acetaminophen (more than 1.3 g/day) Acarbose Anabolic steroids Cisapride Allopurinol Cimetidine Fluoroquinolones ...
cms.hhs.gov/qio/1a1-b2f.pdf

BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: potentiation... the combined effect of two different drugs exceeds the expected additive effect of each of the drugs administered independently, one drug is said to potentiate ...
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And very many more such contexts.

Does low socioeconomic status potentiate the effects of ... Does low socioeconomic status potentiate the effects of heightened cardiovascular responses to stress on the progression of carotid atherosclerosis. ...
www.uku.fi/wwwdata/julkaisutoiminta/ julkaisut/1998/9800225.html -

Selected response from:

R.J.Chadwick (X)
Local time: 13:32

Grading comment

Thank you so much! You explained your answer very well and gave me plenty of references. Thank you for taking the time to give such attention to my question.

Clara
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +4

Yes

R.J.Chadwick (X)

5 +1

allows something/one to reach/near/express its (true) potential

cheungmo

4 +1

have a 'synergetic effect' if in medical context

Pascale Dahan

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Yes

R.J.Chadwick (X)
Local time: 13:32
PRO pts in pair: 71

Grading comment

Thank you so much! You explained your answer very well and gave me plenty of references. Thank you for taking the time to give such attention to my question.

Clara

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

have a 'synergetic effect' if in medical context

Explanation:
suggestion.

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have a synergetic effect on the action of tocoperols.......

Pascale Dahan
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 81

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

allows something/one to reach/near/express its (true) potential

Explanation:
While I agree that "to potentiate" equals "potentialiser" perfectly, in usage, however, it is more of a technical word that most people might misunderstand.

"allows something/one to reach/near/express its (true) potential"

In your context, possibly something like:
Ressembling tocopherols, tocotrienols are powerful anti-free radicals that let tocopherols express their full potential.

cheungmo
PRO pts in pair: 339

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