Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
decimetro
English translation:
decimetre rule
Added to glossary by
Emanuela Galdelli
Feb 21, 2005 15:16
19 yrs ago
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Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
decimetro
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What is the measuring tool called in English?
"Si introduce in addome ***un decimetro*** e si misurano 6 cm dall’angolo di His sulla piccola curva"
ruler? measuring device? centimeter measurer?
Any ideas?
"Si introduce in addome ***un decimetro*** e si misurano 6 cm dall’angolo di His sulla piccola curva"
ruler? measuring device? centimeter measurer?
Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | decimetre rule |
Vittorio Preite
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| 4 | explanation |
Leonid Gornik
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Change log
Nov 18, 2010 06:27: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/74836">Katharine Prucha's</a> old entry - "decimetro (nel contesto)"" to ""decimetre rule""
Nov 18, 2010 06:27: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "decimetro (nel contesto)" to "decimetro"
Proposed translations
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Vittorio Preite
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Italian
United Kingdom
Two cultures. One life
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
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Italian term (edited):
decimetro (nel contesto)
Selected
decimetre rule
a short measuring rule for short measurements
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Vittorio"
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Leonid Gornik
United States
United States
United States
30 years pat/tech frm. pat.attorney
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, Ukrainian to English, and 3 more.
Italian term (edited):
decimetro (nel contesto)
explanation
Looks like a measuring instrument 10-cm long for measurements in the body cavities. I would say a "decimeter measuring instrument."
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