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German: abschlucken

English translation: ingest







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German term or phrase:abschlucken
English translation:ingest
Entered by:Stephen Sadie
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German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Dogs
German term or phrase: abschlucken
Die pflanzlichen Mikro- Fasern des Hairball- Transport-Complex fördern das natürliche Ausscheiden von Haarballen, indem sie sich um die abgeschluckten Haare legen und diese durch den Darm abtransportieren.

Does it just mean swallowed?

TIA
Stephen
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Clarification request(s) and response
Teresa Reinhardt: 6:49pm Jul 2, 2006: yes

ingest
Explanation:
A fancier term for "swallow."
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Kevin Fulton
United States
Note from asker to answerer
thanks kevin, indeed a technical text
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +3ingestKevin Fulton


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ingest

Explanation:
A fancier term for "swallow."

Kevin Fulton
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
thanks kevin, indeed a technical text

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Armorel Young: depends whether the text is for a "popular" or a "technical" audience
1 hr

agree Ingeborg Gowans
5 hrs

agree Woodstock
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