Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Fette ausschleusen
English translation:
get rid of/flush out/eliminate fats
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May 25, 2008 03:01
15 yrs ago
German term
Fette ausschleusen
German to English
Medical
Nutrition
from a weightloss survey regarding a weightloss aiding pill.
Schleusen is usually concerned with nautical matters. I wonder what englis verb to use.
to lead out?
Thanks all!
Proz Rocks!
Schleusen is usually concerned with nautical matters. I wonder what englis verb to use.
to lead out?
Thanks all!
Proz Rocks!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | get rid of/flush out | definitions |
3 +2 | eliminate fats | Kevin Fulton |
4 | to remove fat from the body | Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) |
3 | free oneself of | Jason Kang |
Change log
Jun 2, 2008 10:09: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "fette ausschleusen" to "Fette ausschleusen" , "Field (specific)" from "Food & Drink" to "Nutrition"
Jun 7, 2008 03:56: definitions Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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get rid of/flush out
not from schluesen, from Ausschluss.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-25 06:02:49 GMT)
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I meant to say, get rid of *fats*
(Fette= fats as u already know)
Actually, I just looked up "schleusen" and it means "to channel", so " etw. ausschleusen" probably means "to channel sth. away", in this case, to channel the fats away, i.e. get rid of them.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-25 06:02:49 GMT)
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I meant to say, get rid of *fats*
(Fette= fats as u already know)
Actually, I just looked up "schleusen" and it means "to channel", so " etw. ausschleusen" probably means "to channel sth. away", in this case, to channel the fats away, i.e. get rid of them.
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Comment: "Thank you very much! I hope that I can help with a term one of these days..."
17 mins
free oneself of
A lot of expressions might be possible. I choose one of them, considering it is related to health problem.
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
definitions
: sorry but I don't think this expression quite fits here
2 hrs
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agree |
Ana Cristina Gutierrez Iglesias
: ok
20 hrs
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40 mins
eliminate fats
"Eliminate" is a common term used in digestion to get rid of unwanted elements.
1 day 2 hrs
to remove fat from the body
"... body's digestive system it is able to remove fat from the body and this is why fat carb blockers are often termed as weight loss pills."
"HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol helps remove fat from the body by binding with it in the bloodstream and carrying it back to the liver for ..."
...the complete term gets more than 8,000 Google hits also in a "pill context"...
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Note added at 1 Tag3 Stunden (2008-05-26 06:22:25 GMT)
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...to excrete / excretion (often used in a sense of "Ausscheiden/Ausscheidung") would be another option...
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Reference:
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-Fat-Carb-Blockers?&id=507624
http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20188554,00.html
Discussion
Aus der Zelle, aus dem Körper, aus der Blutbahn...???
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