specimen and sample

Serbian translation: [појединачни] примерак /ˈузорак

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English term or phrase:specimen and sample
Serbian translation:[појединачни] примерак /ˈузорак
Entered by: Milica Dragićević

12:49 Oct 18, 2018
English to Serbian translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: specimen and sample
Na koji način razlikujemo specimen i sample u srpskom jeziku kad se nađu u istoj rečenici?

Kontekst: Specimens, samples, and all material coming in contact with them should be handled as if capable of transmitting infection and disposed of with proper precautions.

Hvala.
Milica Dragićević
Serbia
Local time: 09:38
[појединачни] примерак /ˈузорак
Explanation:
specimen
/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/Submit
noun
plural noun: specimens

1. an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.
"specimens of copper ore"

sample
/ˈsɑːmp(ə)l/Submit
noun
1. a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
"investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting"
synonyms: representative, illustrative, selected, specimen, test, trial, typifying, typical
"the sample group is very small"
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:38
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Hvala. :)
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4 +2[појединачни] примерак /ˈузорак
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specimen / sample
[појединачни] примерак /ˈузорак


Explanation:
specimen
/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/Submit
noun
plural noun: specimens

1. an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.
"specimens of copper ore"

sample
/ˈsɑːmp(ə)l/Submit
noun
1. a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
"investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting"
synonyms: representative, illustrative, selected, specimen, test, trial, typifying, typical
"the sample group is very small"

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:38
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Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Hvala. :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra 032
1 min
  -> Хвала!

agree  gavrilo: Браво, Даре, то је то! :-) Мада је то твоје у угластим (?) заградама „[појединачни]“ непотребно и сувишно, у овом случају је то чак и плеоназам (примерак/узорак је увек појединачни) ;-)
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