anse

English translation: plastic inoculating loop

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French term or phrase:	anse de plastique
English translation:	plastic inoculating loop
Entered by:	Jean-Louis S.

00:43 Mar 18, 2012

French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Work with infectious agents - laboratory

French term or phrase: anse

I am translating a laboratory safety protocol for a company that does microbiological and molecular tests on animal, environmental and food samples. The protocol covers personal protective equipment and working with scalpels, flames, chemicals, etc. One of the bullets in the section entitled “Travail avec des agents infectieux” is the following instruction: “Il est obligatoire d’employer des anses de plastique lors des manipulations de laboratoire.” The only “anses” that come to mind are inoculating loops, but “manipulations de laboratoire” covers more than streaking plates or working with liquid cultures. What loops is the author referring to, if not inoculating loops? Thanks for your input. There is no other mention of “anses” in the protocol.

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Local time: 12:27

plastic inoculating loop

Explanation:
What is important here is the 'plastique' part. These are sterile disposable loops. When working with infectious agents, metallic loops could produce aerosols when they are put to a flame for sterilization and are more likely to cause skin-puncturing accidents.

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Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 12:27

Grading comment

As I indicated above, the client has confirmed that these are plastic inoculating loops. Many thanks for your input!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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plastic inoculating loop

Jean-Louis S.

plastic handles in this case

Drmanu49

plastic holders

Rasha Ali Hassan

Discussion entries: 4

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2 mins confidence:

plastic handles in this case

Explanation:
IMO

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 18:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 91

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

anse de plastique

plastic inoculating loop

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 12:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

As I indicated above, the client has confirmed that these are plastic inoculating loops. Many thanks for your input!

6 hrs confidence:

plastic holders

Explanation:
Plastic holders may be designed to grip and release and perform other functions, which would be useful in a laboratory setting. Handles, on the other hand, would seem to be more limited in their functionality.

Reference: http://fr.thefreedictionary.com/anse

Rasha Ali Hassan
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of:

English,

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

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