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wasserähnlich

French translation: semblable à l'eau

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German term or phrase:wasserähnlich
French translation:semblable à l'eau
Entered by: ni-cole

20:25 Aug 19, 2007
German to French translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / interactions
German term or phrase: wasserähnlich
Bonsoir!

Mit Einführen dieser sog. Hydroxy-Funktion wird das betreffende Molekül wasserlöslicher (hydrophiler), man könnte auch sagen, **wasserähnlicher**.

Contexte: brochure sur les interactions médicamenteuses.

Merci d'avance!
ni-cole
Switzerland
Local time: 02:32
semblable à l'eau
Explanation:
sur l'air de "qui se ressemble s'assemble". Son hydrophilie rend la molécule plus semblable à l'eau (ou "plus proche" de l'eau mais on s'écarte un peu de l'original).
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Jean-Christophe Vieillard
Local time: 02:32
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Merci à tou(te)s!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5semblable à l'eau
Jean-Christophe Vieillard
3ici : aqueux
Schtroumpf


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
semblable à l'eau


Explanation:
sur l'air de "qui se ressemble s'assemble". Son hydrophilie rend la molécule plus semblable à l'eau (ou "plus proche" de l'eau mais on s'écarte un peu de l'original).

Jean-Christophe Vieillard
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 223
Grading comment
Merci à tou(te)s!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JennyC08 (X)
28 mins
  -> merci, Caroline.
agree  Michael Hesselnberg (X)
6 hrs
  -> merci, Michael.
agree  GiselaVigy: ne nous en écartons pas ...
10 hrs
  -> merci, Gisela.
agree  Schtroumpf
10 hrs
  -> merci, Wiebke.
agree  lorette
12 hrs
  -> merci, Laure.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ici : aqueux


Explanation:
C'est un peu osé peut-être de dire "plus ou moins aqueux" ?

Schtroumpf
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 36
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