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thé témoin

English translation: control tea


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French term or phrase:thé témoin
English translation:control tea
Entered by: margaret caulfield
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12:34 Nov 16, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Science (general)
French term or phrase: thé témoin
Hello,
THis comes from a doc dealing with the analysis of aromatic teas for the effects of volatile molecules:

Les échantillons suivants ont été analysés par la technique d’espace de tête dynamique
associée à une thermo-désorption couplée à la chromatographie en phase gazeuse et à la
spectrométrie de masse (TD-CPG-SM)

- échantillon 02350564 : thé témoin
- échantillon 02350565 : thé incriminé

not sure about the exact translation of témoin and incriminé here
any help gratefully received,
Anne
Anne Greaves
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:37
control tea
Explanation:
control tea
tested tea (in this case)
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margaret caulfield
Local time: 04:37
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +12control teamargaret caulfield
4reference / sample teaxxxBourth
3 +1Control tea (sample)Marco Solinas


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
control tea


Explanation:
control tea
tested tea (in this case)

margaret caulfield
Local time: 04:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks, sounds right to me


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxBourth: Better than either of mine! But I do make a good cuppa!
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Bourth. I'm more into coffee myself!
agree  Chris Hall
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Chris!
agree  John Speese: I too translate temoin as control (or sometimes check) when talking about experiments, assays, etc.
9 mins
  -> Thanks, John!
agree  Bashiqa
17 mins
  -> Thanks, Bashiqa!
agree  xxxLionel_M
24 mins
  -> Thanks, Lionel!
agree  marie-christine périé
27 mins
  -> Thanks, marie-christine!
agree  xxx::::::::::
46 mins
  -> Thanks, Dr. Jones!
agree  konungursvia: Me too
56 mins
  -> Thanks, konungursvia!
agree  Claire Cox
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Claire!
agree  Drmanu49
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Drmanau49!
agree  sktrans
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, sktrans!
agree  Helen Genevier
1 day1 hr
  -> Thanks, Helen!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Control tea (sample)


Explanation:
Témoin-->control (sample, experiment, group)

Marco Solinas
Local time: 19:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans
13 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reference / sample tea


Explanation:
If you've used "sample" for échantillon already, you might have to change it to "specimen".

Is the "incriminated tea" held to be responsible for some harm, as might be the case with cannabis tea, say?

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-11-16 12:42:37 GMT)
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Ignore me, "control tea" is better I'm sure.

xxxBourth
Local time: 04:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 21
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Changes made by editors
Nov 21, 2009 - Changes made by margaret caulfield:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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