Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

al presentar

English translation:

leading to

Added to glossary by Chris Bruton
Sep 17, 2011 15:05
12 yrs ago
Spanish term

al presentar

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Medical: Dentistry
Las imágenes obtenidas con el microscopio interferométrico mostraron que el sistema de fresado ofrecía un mejor acabado superficial al presentar superficies de contacto con una mayor planitud
respecto a las obtenidas con los sistemas de fabricación de colado
y sinterizado.

A study of differing types of dental implant methods.

Proposed translations

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leading to

My reaction

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-17 15:11:26 GMT)
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Or, *providing*
Peer comment(s):

agree Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães : Yes, "by providing..."
7 mins
Thank you
agree Wendy Streitparth : providing
2 hrs
Yes, thank you Wendy
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I agree, "by providing". Thanks"
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showing

:)
Peer comment(s):

agree Otto Albers (X) : the key is in the word "presentar" which in everyday language means "show"
11 hrs
thanks a lot, Otto. Best :)
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providing [or] achieving

The sense of 'presentar' here, as I read it, is less that of causation as in 'leading to', or of 'showing' but rather what this technique offers, delivers, provides in terms of the surface finish, as can (presumably) be seen using a particular type of microscopy.

"The Avantblast® surface fulfill the dental implant roughness requirements for a good anchoring of bone cells to the surface (5-11,23), as well as providing an homogeneous roughness to the treated surface..."

"Glazing and Finishing Dental Porcelain: A Literature Review .... However, this polishing system was incapable of achieving a surface smoothness comparable to ... The efficiency of porcelain polishing was found to be improved when diamond ..." (www.cda-adc.ca/JCDA/vol-64/issue-8/580.html)
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