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acqua preventivamente bollita

English translation: pre-boiled water/boiled water

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Italian term or phrase:acqua preventivamente bollita
English translation:pre-boiled water/boiled water
Entered by: lizzy g

16:32 Jul 21, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general)
Italian term or phrase: acqua preventivamente bollita
this is the sentence:

sciogliere di prodotto in acqua preventivamente bollita

I'm not sure if it is 'almost boiled' or 'just boiled'
Thanks!
lizzy g
Local time: 09:21
pre-boiled water/boiled water
Explanation:
literally it means: place in pre-emptively boiled water, which is a bit of a mouthful...

If you're placing in pre-boiled water, you're literally placing into boiling water. If using pre-boiled, be careful as sometimes this can mean water which has been boiled and allowed to cool.

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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-07-21 18:06:27 GMT)
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** pre-boiled water or BOILING water (not boiled) **
Selected response from:

Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:21
Grading comment
I am going to use 'just boiled water'. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6previously
Chiara_M
4 +1pre-boiled water/boiled water
Ivana UK
4 +1previously boiled water
Carl Stoll
4preventively
andrealondon


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
previously


Explanation:
or in advance

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-07-21 16:37:00 GMT)
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It means: First the water boils, then you let the product dissolve.

Chiara_M
Local time: 10:21
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Taylor: Yes. It's telling you to have the boiling water ready. You could probably just say 'dissolve the product in boiling water'.
1 min
agree  Elizabeth Lyons: Bring the water just to a boil, add the product to dissolve, etc.
8 mins
agree  Emanuela Galdelli
12 mins
agree  Paola Gallarato
29 mins
agree  silvia b (X)
36 mins
agree  Michele Fauble: I agree with Elizabeth Lyons' translation.
6 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
preventively


Explanation:
..

andrealondon
Local time: 09:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pre-boiled water/boiled water


Explanation:
literally it means: place in pre-emptively boiled water, which is a bit of a mouthful...

If you're placing in pre-boiled water, you're literally placing into boiling water. If using pre-boiled, be careful as sometimes this can mean water which has been boiled and allowed to cool.

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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-07-21 18:06:27 GMT)
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** pre-boiled water or BOILING water (not boiled) **

Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
I am going to use 'just boiled water'. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stefan de Boeck (X): totally
52 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
previously boiled water


Explanation:
In all cases I have seen until now, "preventivo" just means "previous", not "preventive" or anything else.

Carl Stoll
Argentina
Local time: 05:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Cox
8 hrs
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