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al presentar

English translation: leading to

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Spanish term or phrase:al presentar
English translation:leading to
Entered by: Chris Bruton

15:05 Sep 17, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Dentistry
Spanish term or phrase: al presentar
Las imágenes obtenidas con el microscopio interferométrico mostraron que el sistema de fresado ofrecía un mejor acabado superficial al presentar superficies de contacto con una mayor planitud
respecto a las obtenidas con los sistemas de fabricación de colado
y sinterizado.

A study of differing types of dental implant methods.
Chris Bruton
United States
Local time: 14:03
leading to
Explanation:
My reaction

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-17 15:11:26 GMT)
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Or, *providing*
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Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 21:03
Grading comment
I agree, "by providing". Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2leading to
Noni Gilbert Riley
4 +1showing
MPGS
4providing [or] achieving
Pablo Julián Davis


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
leading to


Explanation:
My reaction

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-17 15:11:26 GMT)
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Or, *providing*

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I agree, "by providing". Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Yes, "by providing..."
7 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Wendy Streitparth: providing
2 hrs
  -> Yes, thank you Wendy
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
showing


Explanation:
:)

MPGS
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Otto Albers (X): the key is in the word "presentar" which in everyday language means "show"
11 hrs
  -> thanks a lot, Otto. Best :)
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
providing [or] achieving


Explanation:
The sense of 'presentar' here, as I read it, is less that of causation as in 'leading to', or of 'showing' but rather what this technique offers, delivers, provides in terms of the surface finish, as can (presumably) be seen using a particular type of microscopy.

"The Avantblast® surface fulfill the dental implant roughness requirements for a good anchoring of bone cells to the surface (5-11,23), as well as providing an homogeneous roughness to the treated surface..."

"Glazing and Finishing Dental Porcelain: A Literature Review .... However, this polishing system was incapable of achieving a surface smoothness comparable to ... The efficiency of porcelain polishing was found to be improved when diamond ..." (www.cda-adc.ca/JCDA/vol-64/issue-8/580.html)

Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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