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mittelgradig

English translation: more or less moderate(ly)

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German term or phrase:moderat bis mittelgradig
English translation:more or less moderate(ly)
Entered by: casper (X)

06:19 Jul 19, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / pathology
German term or phrase: mittelgradig
" Die Tumorzellen mittelgroß mit mäßig breitem, moderat bis mittelgradig eosinophilem Zytoplasma......"

Any ideas on how to express the difference between moderat and mittelgradig (I imagine moderat is meant to be slightly less than mittelgradig here, any opinions on that matter?)
Barbara Bubel
Germany
Local time: 00:05
more or less moderate(ly)
Explanation:
"Moderat" and "mittelgradig" are synonymous, I feel.
I suggest the following rendering of the source sentence:


Medium-size tumor cells with fairly wide, more or less moderately eosinophilic cytoplasm
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casper (X)
Grading comment
Thanks so much to all - this is what I ended up using
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4more or less moderate(ly)
casper (X)
4 +2average level / medium-level
Ingrid Moore
4moderately
Lirka


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
average level / medium-level


Explanation:
otherwise "minimal/average/maximal level of..."
but could also be "sub-threshold/average (normal)/excessive..."
it really depends on the particular context;
http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=135...
medium-level
auf mittlerem Niveau;
http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/medium-level.html;

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Note added at 21 Min. (2008-07-19 06:40:32 GMT)
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Probably "sub-threshold"?

Ingrid Moore
Local time: 08:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 110

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Kraus
9 mins
  -> Danke Ellen!
agree  savaria (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Gabor!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
moderat bis mittelgradig
more or less moderate(ly)


Explanation:
"Moderat" and "mittelgradig" are synonymous, I feel.
I suggest the following rendering of the source sentence:


Medium-size tumor cells with fairly wide, more or less moderately eosinophilic cytoplasm

casper (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 476
Grading comment
Thanks so much to all - this is what I ended up using

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  savaria (X): nice way of putting, too.
1 hr
  -> Danke, Gábor
agree  Sibylle Gray
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sibylle
agree  Richard Benham: Good option.
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Richard
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
14 hrs
  -> Danke, Gerhard
neutral  Lirka: I agree that they are synonyms but the whole phrase sounds a bit "too rich" for my ears...
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Thank you, lirka
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
moderately


Explanation:
Since moderat and mittelgradig seem to signify the same thing, just put "moderately eosinophilic"... I feel that the second term would be redundant...

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 08:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 880
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