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biorientato

English translation: bioriented

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Italian term or phrase:biorientato
English translation:bioriented
Entered by: achisholm

10:15 Apr 19, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / plastic films
Italian term or phrase: biorientato
This is from a document referring to printing on different types of plastic films. This is one of the film types. I have tried searching for bidirectional films etc. with no success any suggestions? I have found bidirectional plastic but no mention of films.
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:34
bioriented
Explanation:
see: www.polifilms.it

HTH
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erme
Italy
Local time: 03:34
Grading comment
Many thanks for the help, I was able to then find a hit for the exact phrase I was looking for.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2bioriented
erme
5 +1bioriented
Giovanna Cerruti
3 +1double sided
Russell Jones
3biaxially oriented
Barbara Giuliano


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bioriented


Explanation:
see: www.polifilms.it

HTH

erme
Italy
Local time: 03:34
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in pair: 55
Grading comment
Many thanks for the help, I was able to then find a hit for the exact phrase I was looking for.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Georgios Paraskevopoulos
29 mins
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agree  Gian
1 hr
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
double sided


Explanation:
a suggestion


    Reference: http://uk.altavista.com/web/results?q=printing%2B%22double+s...
Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2792

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  maggiemaybe: bi-oriented sounds peculiar, no native speaker would use it. Double sided much better. That polifilm.it used bi-oriented shouldn't in any way sway anyone's decision!
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bioriented


Explanation:
biorented polypropylene film
is a polypropylene film stretched in both longitudinal and transversal sense

Giovanna Cerruti
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 191

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  erme
42 mins
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3870 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
biaxially oriented


Explanation:
If I may throw in a suggestion, I found "biaxial orientation" of polystyrene film (for the windows in letter envelopes). It sounds awkward saying in everyday speech, but I found it in a scientific paper on polystyrene film. The Dow Chemical Company uses it too, so I would be confident in their use of terminology.




    Reference: http://www.dow.com/postal/about/who.htm
    Reference: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pen.760090403/abs...
Barbara Giuliano
Italy
Local time: 03:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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