monolaterale

English translation: unilateral

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Italian term or phrase:monolaterale
English translation:unilateral
Entered by: Stef72

12:37 Mar 31, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Italian term or phrase: monolaterale
Sto traducendo la scheda tecnica di un macchinario per palestra, la Squat Lunge

Testo:
"La macchina permette l'esecuzione di esercizi in monolaterale e in bilaterale grazie ad un......"

Ho un grosso dubbio ....e' piu' esatto in questo contesto tradurre con "unilateral" o "monolateral"....
Sul dizioonario ho trovato solo "unilateral"

Grazie 1000 x l'aiuto !!
Stef72
Italy
Local time: 19:28
unilateral
Explanation:
The word "monolateral" doesn't exist in English. "Unilateral movement" is the term used to refer to movement of one limb in isolation of another so I would say this is the word you need.
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Sandy Carpenter
Spain
Local time: 19:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2unilateral
Sandy Carpenter
3 +1unilateral
Holly Nathan (X)


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unilateral


Explanation:
seems to get lots of uk hits on google

Holly Nathan (X)
Italy
Local time: 19:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Constantinos Faridis (X)
7 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
unilateral


Explanation:
The word "monolateral" doesn't exist in English. "Unilateral movement" is the term used to refer to movement of one limb in isolation of another so I would say this is the word you need.

Sandy Carpenter
Spain
Local time: 19:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  corallia
42 mins

agree  Lorraine Buckley (X)
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