exalter

English translation: enhance

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French term or phrase:exalter
English translation:enhance
Entered by: Louisa Tchaicha

11:27 Feb 27, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / système de spectroscopie
French term or phrase: exalter
Hi,


Should I simply use "emphasize" here? or is it something more technical?

"Cette solution permet d'exalter la réception de lumière émise par les particules, que cette émission soit due aux propriétés de luminescence ou de diffusion optique des particules, ou de fluorescence de celles-ci sous l'effet d'une lumière excitatrice."

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Louisa Tchaicha
Tunisia
Local time: 02:17
enhance
Explanation:
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Note added at 8 heures (2012-02-27 20:22:51 GMT)
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e.g. "Light reception is also dependent on the orientation or angle of the leaf. Vertical orientation of leaves enhances light reception at low sun angles during early ..."
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kashew
France
Local time: 02:17
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enhance


Explanation:
*

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Note added at 8 heures (2012-02-27 20:22:51 GMT)
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e.g. "Light reception is also dependent on the orientation or angle of the leaf. Vertical orientation of leaves enhances light reception at low sun angles during early ..."


kashew
France
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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neutral  philgoddard: This seems likely in the context, but your explanation isn't exactly helpful. What about a dictionary reference or sample sentence? // I meant something proving that "exalter" means "enhance" - I haven't seen it used that way before.
6 hrs
  -> Light reception is also dependent on the orientation or angle of the leaf. Vertical orientation of leaves enhances light reception at low sun angles during early ... // I read "exalter" as "increase" therefore "enhance".

agree  Tony M: Yes, it's often used in this way (that sounds rather pretentious to EN ears), on things like descriptions of dishes, for example.
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