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....que comprende hacer reaccionar una mezcla constituida por.....

English translation: ..which consists of making a reaction between a mixture formed by...

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Spanish term or phrase:....que comprende hacer reaccionar una mezcla constituida por.....
English translation:..which consists of making a reaction between a mixture formed by...
Entered by: David Brown

14:43 Jan 5, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Spanish term or phrase: ....que comprende hacer reaccionar una mezcla constituida por.....
I am having trouble transalting this.....(several compounds) que comprende hacer reaccionar una mezcla constituida por (list of the names of the compounds)
David Brown
Spain
Local time: 21:00
..which consists of causing a reaction between a mixture formed by...
Explanation:
I would put it like this...
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brandtrad
Local time: 21:00
Grading comment
Thank you everyone who contributed to helping me with this phrase. It is from a patent application, hence the difficulty in giving more context. I used "consists of making a reaction between a mixture...." As noted by others "consists in" and consists of" are both widely used but "of" much more than "in".
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2...which/that entails/involves reacting a mixture of ....
Ana Vanoli
5...comprising/ which comprises the reaction of /reacting a mixture constituted by...
Pablo Mayen
4 -1...which consists in causing the reaction of a mixture...
Chelin
3..which consists of causing a reaction between a mixture formed by...
brandtrad


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
...which consists in causing the reaction of a mixture...


Explanation:
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Chelin
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  brandtrad: we would use the preposition 'of' not 'in'
3 mins
  -> a sad excuse for a disagree...
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...comprising/ which comprises the reaction of /reacting a mixture constituted by...


Explanation:
My suggestion...

HTH

PIMO

Pablo Mayen
Mexico
Local time: 13:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
..which consists of causing a reaction between a mixture formed by...


Explanation:
I would put it like this...

brandtrad
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you everyone who contributed to helping me with this phrase. It is from a patent application, hence the difficulty in giving more context. I used "consists of making a reaction between a mixture...." As noted by others "consists in" and consists of" are both widely used but "of" much more than "in".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Chelin: yes, and you would be wrong: something cosists OF elements, and consists IN doing something with it (a process)
10 mins
  -> You're technically correct but sometimes what's correct and what's used widely do not coincide - that's why proz.com is so useful because English is not spoken in the same way universally.
agree  Susy Ordaz
8 hrs
  -> thank you Susy
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
...which/that entails/involves reacting a mixture of ....


Explanation:
...que comprende (sthg) in this case sthg is "hacer reaccionar una mezcla...

Ana Vanoli
Argentina
Local time: 16:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.: I would agree with this way of putting it... even though a wider context would help, especially what precedes the sentence in question.
11 mins
  -> Thanks!!
agree  Rodolfo Frei
3 hrs
  -> Gracias : )
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