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très discrète quantité

English translation: very small amount

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French term or phrase:très discrète quantité
English translation:very small amount
Entered by: pooja_chic

15:08 Jun 19, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
French term or phrase: très discrète quantité
Il existait aussi une très discrète quantité de liquide dans le cul-de-sac de Douglas.
pooja_chic
very small amount
Explanation:
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:35
Grading comment
Thanks
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6very small amount
liz askew
3 +2almost imperceptible / hardly visible amount
DLyons


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
almost imperceptible / hardly visible amount


Explanation:
A very small amount, hardly visible

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 21:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc: very small amount
15 mins
  -> Thanks cc in nyc.
agree  Rowena Fuller (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks Rowsie.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
very small amount


Explanation:
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 53
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Lemaire: This is chemistry, it is quantitative.
9 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Drmanu49
1 hr
agree  Katarina Peters
2 hrs
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
3 hrs
agree  Helen Genevier
18 hrs
agree  Anne R
23 hrs
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