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biofuncionamento

English translation: biofunctionality


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Portuguese term or phrase:biofuncionamento
English translation:biofunctionality
Entered by: Mary Palmer
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00:18 Oct 12, 2011
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Portuguese term or phrase: biofuncionamento
Hello everyone!! How would you say biofuncionamento in English? It's a survey about an anti-dandruff shampoo.

Thanks a bunch!


The word is misspelled so I think the person meant to say "biofuncionamento".



A eficacia contra a caspa, e informações tecnicas do **biofunciomento.**
Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 08:19
biofunctionality
Explanation:
exists so why not ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-10-12 00:23:23 GMT)
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(Anti-Acne Active System) and ADA (Anti-Dandruff Active System) and the organic ... while minimizing skin sensitization and Vital Et biofunctionality asset ...

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-10-12 00:28:33 GMT)
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or: biological effect

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-10-12 00:29:19 GMT)
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hard to say without the actual bona fide source term ...
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:19
Grading comment
Thanks David! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1biological action
Martin Riordan
4biofunctionality
Cristina Souza
3biofunctionality
David Hollywood


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
biofunctionality


Explanation:
exists so why not ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-10-12 00:23:23 GMT)
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(Anti-Acne Active System) and ADA (Anti-Dandruff Active System) and the organic ... while minimizing skin sensitization and Vital Et biofunctionality asset ...

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-10-12 00:28:33 GMT)
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or: biological effect

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-10-12 00:29:19 GMT)
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hard to say without the actual bona fide source term ...

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Thanks David! :)
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
biological action


Explanation:
As far as I can see, it refers to the biological action of the shampoo. "biofuncionamento" is an invented, but understandable, word (according to Michaelis!).

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: this sounds much more like it :)
3 mins
  -> Very gracious of you, sir. Thank you!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
biofunctionality


Explanation:
Short term for biological functionality which relates to the biological functions performed by a chemical or living matter.

Cristina Souza
Canada
Local time: 07:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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