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La cafeína se retira con los mas modernos procesos físicos,

English translation: mechanical

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Spanish term or phrase:La cafeína se retira con los mas modernos procesos físicos,
English translation:mechanical
Entered by: tamaraschuster

12:53 Mar 20, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Science (general) / coffee processing
Spanish term or phrase: La cafeína se retira con los mas modernos procesos físicos,
I'm not sure how to translate 'físicos', ie 'physical' or 'of physics'????
tamaraschuster
Local time: 22:05
mechanical
Explanation:
a diferencia de procesos quimicos, etc.
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Christian [email protected]
United States
Local time: 17:05
Grading comment
Thank you. I just couldn't find the right word and that was it!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7physical
Remy Arce
4 +2The cafeine is removed by the most modern ***physical ***processes
Ruth Rubina
5caffeine is removed using the latest physical processes
Sandra Constantino
5mechanical
Christian [email protected]
4The caffeine is extracted by the most cutting-edge physical processes
neilmac


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
physical


Explanation:
seems the right one

Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 17:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Expialidocio (X): Probably as opposed to chemical processes.
0 min
  -> Thanks CherryPié
agree  zayca
3 mins
  -> Gracias Zayca
agree  Ivette Diaz
1 hr
  -> Gracias Ivette
agree  John Speese: Sounds good to me, state-of-the art would be another possibility. And as Niel suggested, check the spelling.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias John
agree  Egmont
3 hrs
  -> Gracias AVRVM
agree  Yvonne Becker
4 hrs
  -> Gracias Yvonne
agree  Marian Martin (X)
8 hrs
  -> Gracias Marian
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The cafeine is removed by the most modern ***physical ***processes


Explanation:
?

Ruth Rubina
United States
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Brown
1 hr
agree  Yvonne Becker
3 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The caffeine is extracted by the most cutting-edge physical processes


Explanation:
Note the double "ff":
Caffeine is a bitter white crystalline xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a psychoactive stimulant drug and a mild diuretic [2] in humans...

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 23:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 37
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
caffeine is removed using the latest physical processes


Explanation:
lo mismo pero con algo de estilo (?)

Sandra Constantino
Colombia
Local time: 16:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mechanical


Explanation:
a diferencia de procesos quimicos, etc.

Christian [email protected]
United States
Local time: 17:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you. I just couldn't find the right word and that was it!
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