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Mar 6, 2002 17:41
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Latin term
Luxembourg
Currently employed in-house
Native in: Romanian 
, Hungarian
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in situ
Latin to English
Tech/Engineering
What is the English term for it
Example
The nanoclusters of iron ions are formed “in situ” by heat treatment
Example
The nanoclusters of iron ions are formed “in situ” by heat treatment
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | on site |
CLS Lexi-tech
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| 5 | Yes, it can remain like that if you wish. |
Olga Simon
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| 4 | in place |
Attila Piróth
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| 4 | local, localized, locally |
Fuad Yahya
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Proposed translations
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this is the literal translation of in situ, which is Latin.
There may be other ways to translate it technically for your context, but the literal translation is as above
paola l m
There may be other ways to translate it technically for your context, but the literal translation is as above
paola l m
Peer comment(s):
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keiva
: a bit more accurate than "in place" -- which would be used in such phrases as "running in place".
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| agree |
edlih_be
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Andrea Bullrich
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swisstell
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Attila Piróth
France
France
France
PhD, ATA-certified En-Hu, sci-tech-IT
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, Hungarian to English, and 2 more.
in place
Though in situ is common in English.
An in situ survey is what you make on the spot.
An in situ survey is what you make on the spot.
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local, localized, locally
In medical parlance, the adjectives "local" and "localized" are often preferred when the discourse is addressed to a patient or to the general public, rather than to clinicians. If the sentence requires an adverb, then "locally" would be used.
Fuad
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Note added at 2002-03-06 17:54:21 (GMT)
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It can definitely remain as such, and is perfectly acceptable, and probably preferred that way.
Fuad
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Note added at 2002-03-06 17:54:21 (GMT)
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It can definitely remain as such, and is perfectly acceptable, and probably preferred that way.
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Olga Simon
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER SINCE 1989
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Hungarian to Russian, Russian to English, and 3 more.
Yes, it can remain like that if you wish.
Meaning:
in situ. Latin: meaning, in the natural or original location.
www.riceweb.org/glossary/I_kterm.htm
Earth Observatory Glossary
... in situ, Latin for 'in original place.' Refers to measurements made at the actual
location of the object or material measured. Compare remote sensing. ...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov:81/Library/glossary.php3?xref=in%20situ - 4k - 05 Mar 2002
in situ. Latin: meaning, in the natural or original location.
www.riceweb.org/glossary/I_kterm.htm
Earth Observatory Glossary
... in situ, Latin for 'in original place.' Refers to measurements made at the actual
location of the object or material measured. Compare remote sensing. ...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov:81/Library/glossary.php3?xref=in%20situ - 4k - 05 Mar 2002
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