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oxygen debt

Spanish translation: débito/deuda de oxígeno

13:57 Jul 18, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / Dichotomous key
English term or phrase: oxygen debt
This is from a dichotomous key. CONTEXT:

"Frequent oxygen debt: go to section 4.19. Low COD: go to section 4.34."

I know what oxygen debt is in sportspeople, but not in plants, and since it's probably a wholly different phenomenon, I'm wondering whether we use the same term.

TIA.
FlyHi
France
Local time: 13:20
Spanish translation:débito/deuda de oxígeno
Explanation:
Some sources, like <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=_5-yHvJ61eQC&pg=PA1106&lpg=... one</a>, give "débito", but since the DRAE redirects you to "deuda", I think the latter is also OK.
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 13:20
Grading comment
Thanks both.
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débito/deuda de oxígeno


Explanation:
Some sources, like <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=_5-yHvJ61eQC&pg=PA1106&lpg=... one</a>, give "débito", but since the DRAE redirects you to "deuda", I think the latter is also OK.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 13:20
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 91
Grading comment
Thanks both.

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agree  José Julián: deuda: ... Es importante también, en este concepto, conocer el significado de “deuda de oxígeno” (oxy-
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