Ursuppenmolekuele

English translation: primordial soup molecule

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German term or phrase:Ursuppenmolekuele
English translation:primordial soup molecule
Entered by: Jeannie Graham

10:08 Jun 10, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general)
German term or phrase: Ursuppenmolekuele
Fuer das Experiment braucht er nur einige einfache Zutaten, die bereits auf der fruehen Erde vor 4,5 Milliarden Jahren vorhanden waren:eine heisse Mineraloberflaeche und einige Ursuppenmolekuele in waessriger Loesung.

Re. biophysicist Wolfgang Heckl
Jeannie Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:16
primordial soup molecule
Explanation:
"Ursuppe" in English is "primordial soup"; of course you can also reformulate the expression so it sounds a bit more elegant in the context, e.g. "a molecule such as that found in the 'primordial soup'" and so on....
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Kevin Lossner
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Local time: 10:16
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primordial soup molecule


Explanation:
"Ursuppe" in English is "primordial soup"; of course you can also reformulate the expression so it sounds a bit more elegant in the context, e.g. "a molecule such as that found in the 'primordial soup'" and so on....

Kevin Lossner
Portugal
Local time: 10:16
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Kathleen Cross: Your more elegant solution is what I would go for.
44 mins

agree  Sven Petersson
2 hrs

agree  Lori Dendy-Molz: Also with your formulation.
2 hrs

agree  jccantrell: Yes, had that yesterday for lunch. Delicious!
4 hrs

agree  Mario Marcolin
12 hrs
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