soft metal

Spanish translation: tubo metálico flexible

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English term or phrase:soft metal tube
Spanish translation:tubo metálico flexible
Entered by: Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT

09:37 Dec 14, 2001
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical / drugs� research
English term or phrase: soft metal
Soft metal tube comprising 3 layers (polyethylene/aluminum/polyethylene) capable of holding a volume equivalent to 5 g of gel...
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sandra carrazzoni
Local time: 12:36
tubo metálico flexible
Explanation:
El texto habla de un tubo flexible que no está hecho en su totalidad de metal, sino también de dos tipos de plástico. De modo que me inclino por lo de metálico flexible.
Pienso que la pregunta debió ser "soft metal tube", completo, no sólo "soft metal". Lo que es "soft" es el tubo, no el metal.
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Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Spain
Local time: 17:36
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4 +1metal blando
Hazel Whiteley
4tubo metálico flexible
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT


  

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metal blando


Explanation:
No sé si será exactamente lo que quieres pero la referencia es de una página de web que usa la expresión, para que la puedas comparar con tu contexto.


    Reference: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/catalog/leadspan.html
Hazel Whiteley
Local time: 16:36
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agree  Rick Henry: también flexible
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tubo metálico flexible


Explanation:
El texto habla de un tubo flexible que no está hecho en su totalidad de metal, sino también de dos tipos de plástico. De modo que me inclino por lo de metálico flexible.
Pienso que la pregunta debió ser "soft metal tube", completo, no sólo "soft metal". Lo que es "soft" es el tubo, no el metal.

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Spain
Local time: 17:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 4193
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