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Laufstrecke

English translation: migration distance

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German term or phrase:Laufstrecke
English translation:migration distance
Entered by: Edith Kelly

18:16 May 25, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical
German term or phrase: Laufstrecke
Die Chromatography erfolgt über eine Laufstrecke von 5 cm
Ilse Flick (X)
Local time: 17:33
migration distance
Explanation:
Kucera
Laufstrecke in der Chromatographie
migration distance - so der Eintrag
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 00:33
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4migration distance
Edith Kelly
4 +1path
mami_ladka
4length
William Stein
4portion/line
Ellen Zittinger
4 -1section
Naresh Advani


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
length


Explanation:
over a length (or stretch) of 5 cm

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1734
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
migration distance


Explanation:
Kucera
Laufstrecke in der Chromatographie
migration distance - so der Eintrag

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 9253
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gisela Greenlee
4 mins
  -> Danke Gisela, heute hat Eintracht Frankfurt gewonnen, morgen drücken wir die Daumen für Providence field hockey Wheeler to come top.
agree  Kim Metzger: That's what it's called in chromatography.
2 hrs
agree  Cilian O'Tuama
2 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
10 hrs
  -> Thanks all.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
section


Explanation:
Section or section length would be the most appropriate term to be used here, since just length would not quite describe the context of the chromatography.

Naresh Advani
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 187

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: sectiopn or section length are NOT the most appropriate terms here, migration distance or distance of migration are.
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
path


Explanation:
or migration distance, as proposed above

mami_ladka
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in SlovenianSlovenian
PRO pts in pair: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: 'path' is also sometimes used, if clear from remaining text that it means the migration distance
18 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
portion/line


Explanation:
or perhaps channel/route/

or conduit/duct/tube

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Note added at 2003-05-26 00:41:50 (GMT)
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actually I think its: a lenth of.....

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Note added at 2003-05-26 00:42:54 (GMT)
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a length of...typo above

a length of 5 cm!

Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 287

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: Or perhaps a tunnel?
2 hrs
  -> that's what you call brainstorming!
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