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bolla

English translation: bubble

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Italian term or phrase:bolla
English translation:bubble
Entered by: Bilingualduo

08:29 Feb 13, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / dentistry
Italian term or phrase: bolla
Una livella cilindrica posta sull'arco facciale permette di registrare la postura del paziente. Quando l'arco è in bolla e la bolla è stabile si ha la certezza che il piano occlusale del mascellare sia contemporaneamente allineato ai piani sagittale.....(Referring to a Postural Face-Bow used by dental technicians)
Cinzia Di Giantomasso
Local time: 03:49
bubble
Explanation:
La livella è 'bubble level (spirit', essere in bolla quindi può essere tradotto come 'to match the bubble level'.
HTH
Cristina
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Bilingualduo
Italy
Local time: 03:49
Grading comment
Thanks for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1bubble
Bilingualduo
4level
Floriana (X)


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bubble


Explanation:
La livella è 'bubble level (spirit', essere in bolla quindi può essere tradotto come 'to match the bubble level'.
HTH
Cristina

Bilingualduo
Italy
Local time: 03:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CLS Lexi-tech: spirit level per livella, giustissimo, anche nei glossari di Proz.com
1 hr
  -> grazie per la conferma, Paola
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
level


Explanation:
Pienamente daccordo con la spiegazione di Jocca, ma direi che l'arco è "level" ("in bolla")...

Floriana (X)
United States
Local time: 20:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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