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clouds

English translation: casts doubt on / makes it less certain

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English term or phrase:clouds
Selected answer:casts doubt on / makes it less certain

11:47 May 7, 2014
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-05-10 12:54:11 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Science - Journalism
English term or phrase: clouds
“The evaluation of the impacts at Hay Point dredging stated that most of the coral colonies were healthy and that more than 95% of corals were undamaged,” the report said. “However, the way that health and damage of corals was recorded at Hay Point clouds this interpretation.
Iberi (X)
casts doubt on / makes it less certain
Explanation:
The way the data was reported makes the interpretation given in the report seem less clear and precise (and most likely doubtful).
Selected response from:

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 05:56
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2obscures
Veronika McLaren
4 +2casts doubt on / makes it less certain
Jenni Lukac (X)


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
obscures


Explanation:
hides, disguises it...or makes it ambivalent, unclear

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Note added at 7 mins (2014-05-07 11:54:20 GMT)
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i.e. the records left out some factors or had something in them that made the interpretation difficult.

Example sentence(s):
  • His judgment was clouded by his preference for one kind of wine
Veronika McLaren
Local time: 23:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
1 min
  -> Thank you!
agree  Victoria Britten
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
neutral  B D Finch: That would be the usual meaning of the word, however it doesn't really fit the context.
1 hr
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
casts doubt on / makes it less certain


Explanation:
The way the data was reported makes the interpretation given in the report seem less clear and precise (and most likely doubtful).

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 05:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Nathan
2 mins
  -> Thanks very much, Mark.
agree  B D Finch
1 hr
  -> Thanks very much, B.D.
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