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Sep 23, 2013 08:50
10 yrs ago
Finnish term
United Kingdom
nelivaikutteinen
Finnish to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Can someone tell be the proper term for this please?
It refers to a reference product (vertailulaake)
Many thanks
Spencer
It refers to a reference product (vertailulaake)
Many thanks
Spencer
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | having four effects |
Erkki Pekkinen
|
| 4 | 4-way acting |
Hannele Marttila
|
| 3 | four-way acting |
Hannele Marttila
|
Proposed translations
13 mins
Erkki Pekkinen
Finland
Finland
Native in Finnish
&
English
Finland
Probably Best ENFI Translator in Suomi
Native in: English 
, Finnish
Works in: English to Finnish, Finnish to English, Swedish to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
having four effects
having four effects
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Heikki A (X)
: Correct, but doesn't really roll off the tongue...
3 days 53 mins
|
31 mins
Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Finnish
&
English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
bilingual exp translator/writer
Native in: Finnish , English
Works in: Finnish to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
7
four-way acting
Dual acting would be kaksoisvaikuitteinen. If one follows this logic, it would then be triple acting and quadruple acting. Sounds very odd though. So, maybe four-way acting would be not so bad?
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Heikki A (X)
: I would prefer quad-acting, but it doesn't seem to be widely used...
3 days 36 mins
|
37 mins
Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Finnish
&
English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
bilingual exp translator/writer
Native in: Finnish , English
Works in: Finnish to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
7
4-way acting
This seems to be used
Reference:
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=a8fc41c7-4425-41b8-b1c6-eb22ac054734
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