Mar 31, 2008 13:45
16 yrs ago
French term

à émission lente

French to English Science Medical: Pharmaceuticals Food supplements
i. Les compléments alimentaires ***à émission lente*** doivent être conformes à la « réglementation complémentaire de déclaration et d’approbation des compléments alimentaires ».

Slow-acting? Slow-effect?
Proposed translations (English)
3 +12 slow release
4 +3 time-release
5 slow-emission

Proposed translations

+12
1 min
Selected

slow release

probably something that is released slowly into the system rather than all at once
Peer comment(s):

agree Victoria Porter-Burns : This is how I understand it, too
2 mins
thanks Victoria
agree B D Finch
2 mins
thanks BD Finch
agree cjohnstone
4 mins
thanks Catherine
agree Colin Rowe : Certainly with vitamins, etc., one talks of "slow-release capsules/tablets", e.g. "Vitamin C + Zinc Slow Release Capsules - all day support for your immune system" http://www.alltoiletries.com/shared/product.asp?id=40190
14 mins
thanks Colin
agree Joan Berglund
16 mins
thanks Joan
agree Karen Tkaczyk
18 mins
thanks
agree :::::::::: (X)
30 mins
thanks
agree Drmanu49
34 mins
thanks
agree Jack Dunwell
1 hr
thanks
agree Philippe Etienne
2 hrs
thanks
agree Eric BILLY
2 hrs
thanks
agree Valosh
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins

slow-emission

Pls see the following link:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency banner - www.inspection.gc.ca ... is used in packaging material for grapes for slow-emission of SO2 during transportation. ...
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/fresh/safsal/sulfitee.s... - 13k -
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+3
58 mins

time-release

Standard industry term (more common than "slow-release").

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Note added at 59 mins (2008-03-31 14:44:46 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?q="time-release vitamins"&rls=c...
Peer comment(s):

agree Colin Rowe : Yes, possibly even better than "slow-release"
16 mins
agree canaria : I like this too
1 hr
agree translatol
3 hrs
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