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abgesetzt

English translation: to take off (a diet or substance)

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German term or phrase:absetzen
English translation:to take off (a diet or substance)
Entered by: Alex Crichton

03:15 Sep 1, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Zoology / chemotherapeutic studies
German term or phrase: abgesetzt
From an experiment using live piglets.

Die Tiere wurden vom Herkunftsbetrieb in den Versuchstall überstellt, *abgesetzt*, und während der nächsten 7 tage mit dem im versuch verwendeten Futter ohne Wirkstoff gefüttert.

Is this just "set down", or is their a specific meaning of absetzen in the handling of animals? Schönen Dank im voraus.
Alex Crichton
Spain
Local time: 23:38
taken off
Explanation:
the animals were taken off [the substance]
I am concluding this from tha fact that they were then
fed their regular food "ohne Wirkstoff"
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Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 14:38
Grading comment
Ich danke sehr.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3taken off
Teresa Reinhardt
4deposited
David Hollywood


Discussion entries: 2





  

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deposited


Explanation:
one option

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-09-01 03:25:31 GMT)
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or: placed

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-09-01 03:27:28 GMT)
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or: placed

or maybe even: taken to

David Hollywood
Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
taken off


Explanation:
the animals were taken off [the substance]
I am concluding this from tha fact that they were then
fed their regular food "ohne Wirkstoff"

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 14:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Ich danke sehr.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Friderike Butler: ... too late for me to go for points... :-)
25 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Rahel H.
50 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Oliver Annacker
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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