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English translation: get rid of/flush out/eliminate fats


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German term or phrase:Fette ausschleusen
English translation:get rid of/flush out/eliminate fats
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03:01 May 25, 2008
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Medical - Nutrition
German term or phrase: Fette ausschleusen
from a weightloss survey regarding a weightloss aiding pill.

Schleusen is usually concerned with nautical matters. I wonder what englis verb to use.

to lead out?


Thanks all!

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Germany
Local time: 22:18
get rid of/flush out
Explanation:
not from schluesen, from Ausschluss.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-25 06:02:49 GMT)
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I meant to say, get rid of *fats*
(Fette= fats as u already know)

Actually, I just looked up "schleusen" and it means "to channel", so " etw. ausschleusen" probably means "to channel sth. away", in this case, to channel the fats away, i.e. get rid of them.
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definitions
Local time: 06:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1get rid of/flush outdefinitions
3 +2eliminate fatsKevin Fulton
4to remove fat from the body
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3free oneself of
nakcl


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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fette ausschleusen
free oneself of


Explanation:
A lot of expressions might be possible. I choose one of them, considering it is related to health problem.

nakcl
Local time: 19:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  definitions: sorry but I don't think this expression quite fits here
2 hrs
agree  Cristina Gutiérrez Iglesias: ok
20 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fette ausschleusen
eliminate fats


Explanation:
"Eliminate" is a common term used in digestion to get rid of unwanted elements.

Kevin Fulton
United States
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  casper
1 hr
agree  lirka
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fette ausschleusen
get rid of/flush out


Explanation:
not from schluesen, from Ausschluss.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-25 06:02:49 GMT)
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I meant to say, get rid of *fats*
(Fette= fats as u already know)

Actually, I just looked up "schleusen" and it means "to channel", so " etw. ausschleusen" probably means "to channel sth. away", in this case, to channel the fats away, i.e. get rid of them.

definitions
Local time: 06:18
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalayMalay
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Thank you very much! I hope that I can help with a term one of these days...

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agree  Cristina Gutiérrez Iglesias: ok
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1 day2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fette ausschleusen
to remove fat from the body


Explanation:

"... body's digestive system it is able to remove fat from the body and this is why fat carb blockers are often termed as weight loss pills."

"HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol helps remove fat from the body by binding with it in the bloodstream and carrying it back to the liver for ..."

...the complete term gets more than 8,000 Google hits also in a "pill context"...

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Note added at 1 Tag3 Stunden (2008-05-26 06:22:25 GMT)
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...to excrete / excretion (often used in a sense of "Ausscheiden/Ausscheidung") would be another option...

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    Reference: http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-Fat-Carb-Blockers?&id=507...
    Reference: http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20188554,0...
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 04:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
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Changes made by editors
Jun 7, 2008 - Changes made by definitions:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jun 2, 2008 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Term askedfette ausschleusen => Fette ausschleusen
Field (specific)Food & Dairy => Nutrition


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