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Contra provas

English translation: counter tests

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Portuguese term or phrase:Contra provas
English translation:counter tests
Entered by: Mary Palmer

15:22 Jul 22, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Portuguese term or phrase: Contra provas
Boa tarde! Eu preciso de ajuda na definição do termo acima. Alguém sabe o que significa "contra provas" em inglês?

This translation project is about "Solid Waste Sampling".

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É necessário, durante a fase de planejamento, estabelecer quais as análises e ensaios que serão realizados e qual o volume de amostra é necessário para cada um deles. Muitas vezes é necessário também obter volumes que permitam a realização de** contra provas**. '--"'

NOTA Para poder analisar diversas propriedades ou parâmetros, é freqüentemente necessário dividir a amostra inicial em diversas alíquotas, pois os métodos de preservação para uma determinada análise podem ser diferentes para cada parâmetro.


NOTE: In order to analyze several properties or parameters, it is often necessary to divide the initial sample into multiple aliquots since the preservation methods for a particular analysis may be different for each parameter.
Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 07:23
counter tests
Explanation:
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Carmen Lapadat
Romania
Local time: 13:23
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Carmen!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3counter tests
Carmen Lapadat
5counterevidence
Christina Paiva


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
counter tests


Explanation:
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Carmen Lapadat
Romania
Local time: 13:23
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Carmen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
11 mins
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agree  Marlene Curtis
21 mins
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agree  Silvia Aquino
4 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
counterevidence


Explanation:
evidence:
that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.

Michaelis
Counterevidence: contraprova

Hope this helps :)

Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 07:23
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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