se la diminuisci finiscono a mollo

English translation: if you lower it they get wet

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Italian term or phrase:	se la diminuisci finiscono a mollo
English translation:	if you lower it they get wet
Entered by:	Rachel Fell

12:05 Mar 5, 2010

Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: se la diminuisci finiscono a mollo

Text is about surfactants and the positive/negative effects of these - context:
Un'altra proprietà negativa (di prerogativa ambientale) è quella delle schiume negli specchi d'acqua, inoltre alcuni insetti sfruttano la tensione superficiale per planare con le zampe sull'acqua (SE LA DIMINUISCI FINISCONO A MOLLO).

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if you lower it they get wet

Explanation:
or they end up getting wet/soked

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Note added at 23 hrs (2010-03-06 11:17:07 GMT)
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or reduce instead of lower

The soap acts as a surfactant, lowering the surface tension of water. Where can you find surfactants in your
house? What do they do? How does surface tension determine what those surfactants do?
Soap (and detergents) are common surfactants. They reduce the surface tension of water, thereby allowing
it to dissolve more substances, like dirt.

http://www.anaturalapproachtochemistry.com/natc_sample_pages...

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soaked

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Rachel Fell
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Local time: 04:39

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Thanks so much Rachel!
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and if you decrease it, they'll fall in

Oliver Lawrence

if you lower it they get wet

Rachel Fell

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and if you decrease it, they'll fall in

Explanation:
or a more colloquial ending "they'll take a bath", "they'll end up in the drink", etc.

Reference: http://dizionari.hoepli.it/Dizionario_Italiano-Inglese/parol...

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 05:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Asker: Thanks ever so much for your reply!

23 hrs confidence:

if you lower it they get wet

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:39
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Thanks so much Rachel!

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