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作用5分钟以上

English translation: let it act for at least 5 minutes

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Chinese term or phrase:作用5分钟以上
English translation:let it act for at least 5 minutes
Entered by: Denyce Seow

13:09 Oct 28, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Chinese term or phrase: 作用5分钟以上
使用浓度应含有效氯250mg/L（又称250ppm）以上，餐饮具全部浸泡入液体中，作用5分钟以上。
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 13:52
let act for at least 5 minutes
Explanation:
I think here the meaning is that the effect of the liquid is reached after 5 minutes or more
..."immerse... in the liquid and let act"....

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-28 14:20:22 GMT)
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yes, I agree that "以上" literally means "over" but to render the sentence better in English, I think that it is also possible to say "at least" in the sense of "no less than" (=over/more)
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gabriella gentile
Italy
Local time: 07:52
Grading comment
Many possible answers here, but I am going for this one. Thanks, everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2to be treated for 5 minutes
franksf
4 +1to be treated for more than 5 minutes
Bill Liu
4 +1let act for at least 5 minutes
gabriella gentile
4 +1allow to take effect for at least 5 minutes
ysun
4soaked in ... for at least five minutes
maxzhy
3let stand for at least 5 minutes
Malcolm Mayfield


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to be treated for 5 minutes


Explanation:
to be treated for 5 minutes

franksf
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Ma: ...over five minutes
5 mins
  -> Thank you, Jason, for the revision.
agree  peiling: *more than 5 min*
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Pei Ling, for your pointer.
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be treated for more than 5 minutes


Explanation:
一般用treat

Bill Liu
China
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franksf
31 mins
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
let act for at least 5 minutes


Explanation:
I think here the meaning is that the effect of the liquid is reached after 5 minutes or more
..."immerse... in the liquid and let act"....

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-28 14:20:22 GMT)
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yes, I agree that "以上" literally means "over" but to render the sentence better in English, I think that it is also possible to say "at least" in the sense of "no less than" (=over/more)


gabriella gentile
Italy
Local time: 07:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many possible answers here, but I am going for this one. Thanks, everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Malcolm Mayfield
13 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
let stand for at least 5 minutes


Explanation:
another option

Malcolm Mayfield
United States
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
allow to take effect for at least 5 minutes


Explanation:
The pattern "allow to (verb) for (a period of time)" is frequently used in scientific literature.


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22allow+to+take+effect...
ysun
United States
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lu Zou
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lu Zou!
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
soaked in ... for at least five minutes


Explanation:
“作用”一定要翻译出来吗？

maxzhy
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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