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elevato corpo

English translation: good "body", high "body", high consistency

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Italian term or phrase:elevato corpo
English translation:good "body", high "body", high consistency
Entered by: TechLawDC

15:23 Jan 31, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Italian term or phrase: elevato corpo
si parla di una vernice, è un elenco delle sue caratteristiche, tra cui: elevato corpo, buona resistenza all’esterno, alta elasticità, buona permeabilità al vapore acqueo.
Grazire mille!
Valentina Diani
Italy
Local time: 07:03
good "body", high "body"
Explanation:
Artist Paint Characteristics
by A Tempera - Related articles
These 2 qualities are referred to as 'body'. Different sorts of paint have ...
www.paintmaking.com/characteristics.htm - Cached - Similar

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-31 16:24:36 GMT)
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("consistency" is okay, but except for spray paints "body" is more idiomatic.)
("high consistency" is even less idiomatic.)
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Anquamineâ„¢ 721 Waterborne Curing Agent
Jan 15, 2010 ... This property is ideal to formulate and apply high body paint at low solids. 50 Epilink 360 Epilink 701 Anquam ine 721 45 40 Viscosity ...
www.docstoc.com/.../Anquamineâ„¢-721-Waterborne-Curing-Agent - Cached

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-31 16:28:50 GMT)
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("full-bodied", being an adjective, does not fit into the context; furthermore the tone of the term is wrong -- it is less technical and more promotional in tone.)
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TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 01:03
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2good "body", high "body"
TechLawDC
4full-bodied
Tom in London
3high consistency
Danila Moro


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
high consistency


Explanation:
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Example sentence(s):
  • A paint with high consistency flows slowly; a paint with low consistency flows readily.

    Reference: http://www.dispersetech.com/cms/index.php?page=paint-and-coa...
Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of: Italian
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full-bodied


Explanation:
try this

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Pompeo Lattanzi: I'd have thought this term more suitable for wines... Am I so awfully wrong? 8-)
2 hrs
  -> you may only ever have heard it referred to wines.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
good "body", high "body"


Explanation:
Artist Paint Characteristics
by A Tempera - Related articles
These 2 qualities are referred to as 'body'. Different sorts of paint have ...
www.paintmaking.com/characteristics.htm - Cached - Similar

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-31 16:24:36 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

("consistency" is okay, but except for spray paints "body" is more idiomatic.)
("high consistency" is even less idiomatic.)
-----
Anquamineâ„¢ 721 Waterborne Curing Agent
Jan 15, 2010 ... This property is ideal to formulate and apply high body paint at low solids. 50 Epilink 360 Epilink 701 Anquam ine 721 45 40 Viscosity ...
www.docstoc.com/.../Anquamineâ„¢-721-Waterborne-Curing-Agent - Cached

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-31 16:28:50 GMT)
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("full-bodied", being an adjective, does not fit into the context; furthermore the tone of the term is wrong -- it is less technical and more promotional in tone.)

TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 01:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BdiL
1 hr
agree  Pompeo Lattanzi
2 hrs
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