se redujeron significativamente... en momentos esporádicos

English translation: were significantly, but sporadically reduced

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Spanish term or phrase:se redujeron significativamente... en momentos esporádicos
English translation:were significantly, but sporadically reduced
Entered by: Adam Burman

23:57 Oct 29, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: se redujeron significativamente... en momentos esporádicos
Stuggling a bit to piece this together. Any help appreciated.

Los picos de la concentración de la glucosa se redujeron significativamente a 30 mg/Kg en las pruebas de tolerancia a la glucosa SC en momentos esporádicos; estas reducciones no se observaron de manera regular.

The peaks of the glucose concentration were significantly reduced at 30 mg/Kg in the SC glucose tolerance test... ; these reductions were not observed on a regular basis.


I originally used sporadically.

TIA
Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:52
were significantly (but sporadically) reduced
Explanation:
Los picos de la concentración de la glucosa se redujeron significativamente a 30 mg/Kg en las pruebas de tolerancia a la glucosa SC en momentos esporádicos; estas reducciones no se observaron de manera regular.

The peaks of the glucose concentration were significantly reduced at 30 mg/Kg in the SC glucose tolerance test, but only sporadically; these reductions were not observed on a regular basis, i.e. they were not constant or sustainable.
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Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 05:52
Grading comment
Thanks Fabio - this works well although like Lia, I would ommit the brackets.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4were significantly (but sporadically) reduced
Fabio Descalzi
4 +1were significantly reduced... at isolated intervals
Adriana de Groote
4 +1in the SC glucose tolerance test; these reductions, however, only occurred sporadically
Lia Fail (X)


  

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were significantly reduced... at isolated intervals


Explanation:
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Adriana de Groote
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agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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  -> ¡Muchas gracias y saludos!
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were significantly (but sporadically) reduced


Explanation:
Los picos de la concentración de la glucosa se redujeron significativamente a 30 mg/Kg en las pruebas de tolerancia a la glucosa SC en momentos esporádicos; estas reducciones no se observaron de manera regular.

The peaks of the glucose concentration were significantly reduced at 30 mg/Kg in the SC glucose tolerance test, but only sporadically; these reductions were not observed on a regular basis, i.e. they were not constant or sustainable.

Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 05:52
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks Fabio - this works well although like Lia, I would ommit the brackets.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roxanna Delgado: Muy bien, aunque me parece que hay una redundancia en el original; obviamente algo esporádico no ocurre de manera regular.
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  -> Sin duda - sólo que a veces, lo que se pregunta en los KudoZ es justamente, "¿esto es o no es redundante?" "¿Cómo traducirías textualmente esta redundancia, para que también quede redundante exprofeso en la lengua de destino?" ;)

agree  Paulo César Mendes MD, CT: I guess the 'irregular' is meant to emphasize that no discernible pattern was observed, but I agree it is redundant.
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agree  Yaotl Altan
19 hrs
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agree  Egmont
20 hrs
  -> Gracias

agree  Walter Landesman
21 hrs
  -> Gracias

disagree  Lia Fail (X): putting sporadically in brackests reduces its relevance in teh target. In teh source it's not relagated to brackets
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in the SC glucose tolerance test; these reductions, however, only occurred sporadically


Explanation:
Los picos de la concentración de la glucosa se redujeron significativamente a 30 mg/Kg en las pruebas de tolerancia a la glucosa SC en momentos esporádicos; estas reducciones no se observaron de manera regular.

Glucose concentration peaks were significantly reduced TO? AT? 30 mg/Kg in the SC glucose tolerance test; these reductions, however, only occurred sporadically.

Be careful with AT / TO. The difference is VERY significant.

There's no need to use the antonym structure of the original (i.e phrases with regular vs sporadic)

Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 09:52
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64

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agree  Walter Landesman
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