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Catalan translation: grans quantitats [de cèl·lules]

17:27 Mar 23, 2011
English to Catalan translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
English term or phrase: scores
CONTEXT: The observation of the scores of cells in the medium pointed to mutations causing explosive growth.
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France
Local time: 23:18
Catalan translation:grans quantitats [de cèl·lules]
Explanation:
Since it doesn't seem to refer to a specific score (like the Gleason score, for example), I think it means "scores" in the sense of "great amount" of something. Especially if we take into account the "explosive growth" bit.
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 23:18
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Thanks, Alistair, Berni and Iolanda.
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4 +2grans quantitats [de cèl·lules]
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grans quantitats [de cèl·lules]


Explanation:
Since it doesn't seem to refer to a specific score (like the Gleason score, for example), I think it means "scores" in the sense of "great amount" of something. Especially if we take into account the "explosive growth" bit.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 23:18
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Alistair, Berni and Iolanda.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Berni Armstrong: A common phrase to mean a lot of. Literally a score = 20 - Hence the life of man is three score and ten (70).
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  -> But I think there are many more than 20 cells ;)
agree  iolanda casacuberta: I think you are right
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