drop outs

Portuguese translation: variações anormais/ extremas

10:57 Jan 11, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: drop outs
Estou traduzindo um manual de um equipamento médico.. E no capítulo de Solução de Problemas apareceu essa expressão "drop outs" . Gostaria da opinião dos colegas sobre qual seria a melhor tradução nesse caso.

Drop outs
Occasional drop-outs in the measurement. Either too high or too low.

Possible cause Remedy Remark
Air-bubbles in flowcell as a Flush the system.... ...
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Camila Markie
Brazil
Local time: 20:55
Portuguese translation:variações anormais/ extremas
Explanation:
variações; oscilações podem ser regulares, constantes e até desejadas... Mas aqui estamos falando de algo que foge radicalmente dos padrões estabelecidos: "Either too high or too low."
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João de Andrade
Germany
Local time: 01:55
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2leituras acima.. abaixo dos limites
airmailrpl
4 +2variações anormais/ extremas
João de Andrade
3variações, oscilações
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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variações, oscilações


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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 00:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 231
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
leituras acima.. abaixo dos limites


Explanation:
drop outs => leituras acima.. abaixo dos limites

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 21:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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agree  Martin Riordan
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agree  rir
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
variações anormais/ extremas


Explanation:
variações; oscilações podem ser regulares, constantes e até desejadas... Mas aqui estamos falando de algo que foge radicalmente dos padrões estabelecidos: "Either too high or too low."

João de Andrade
Germany
Local time: 01:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Riordan
38 mins
  -> Obrigado.

agree  felidaevampire: Agree to your understanding of the term in this case, but I would really prefer to use "anomalias". Only my humble opinion, considering where Camila is from. :)
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Obrigado.
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