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A redução para bolores e leveduras foi de 98% e para bactérias 99,62%

English translation: Mold and yeast have been decreased by 98%, and bacteria by 99.62%

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Portuguese term or phrase:A redução para bolores e leveduras foi de 98% e para bactérias 99,62%
English translation:Mold and yeast have been decreased by 98%, and bacteria by 99.62%
Entered by: Ronivaldo Silva

11:33 Nov 4, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: A redução para bolores e leveduras foi de 98% e para bactérias 99,62%
O processo de pasteurização conseguiu reduzir a carga microbiana que estava no produto...
Ronivaldo Silva
Brazil
Local time: 21:44
Mold and yeast have been decreased by 98%, and bacteria by 99.62%
Explanation:
Achei a forma como foi escrita em português meio esquisita, então tomei a liberdade de organizar um pouquinho, em inglês.

OBS: Não se esqueça de separar os número decimais por ponto, e não vírgula! : )
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Lucas Peixoto
Brazil
Local time: 21:44
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4 +5Mold and yeast have been decreased by 98%, and bacteria by 99.62%
Lucas Peixoto


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Mold and yeast have been decreased by 98%, and bacteria by 99.62%


Explanation:
Achei a forma como foi escrita em português meio esquisita, então tomei a liberdade de organizar um pouquinho, em inglês.

OBS: Não se esqueça de separar os número decimais por ponto, e não vírgula! : )

Lucas Peixoto
Brazil
Local time: 21:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 11
Notes to answerer
Asker: Lucas, thank you very much... when you referred to the decimal numbers, would it be this way, for example: 0,37% (wrong) 0.37% (correct); 98,62% (wrong), 98.62% (correct)?


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agree  Dr Lofthouse
15 mins
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agree  Evans (X)
17 mins
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agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: sim! ou "were decreased"
59 mins
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agree  delveneto
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agree  George C.
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