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Nutrition / conservação/embalagens de alimentos | | Portuguese term or phrase: o leite, por ser mais frágil, exije cuidados especiais de conservação | Isso vem no contexto de "embalagens" como no caso da UHT, longa vida.
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Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 22:24
| Grading comment This was the most useful answer this time. The word "preservation" was very important, considering the general context. Thank you!!! Thank you all...
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5 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 since milk is less stable, it requires special care to preserve it
Explanation:
Not a literal translation, but it is the meaning. A literal translation would sound awkward at best.
Mike :)
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 milk being perishable, demands special ministration/care
Explanation:
my suggestion
farlex:
perishable = per·ish·a·ble (pr-sh-bl)
adj.
Subject to decay, spoilage, or destruction.
n.
Something, especially foodstuff, subject to decay or spoilage. Often used in the plural
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-05-26 13:02:10 GMT)
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if there isn't anymore context to this then I would suggest the wording in this manner:
***Due to milk being perishable it demands special ministration/care.***
| Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 20:24
Native speaker of:  English, Portuguese
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