sukelti vėžį

English translation: to cause cancer

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Lithuanian term or phrase:sukelti vėžį
English translation:to cause cancer
Entered by: Kristina Radziulyte

16:36 Nov 24, 2009
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Lithuanian term or phrase: sukelti vėžį
įtariama, kad preparatas gali sukelti vėžį
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 18:44
to cause cancer
Explanation:
"[] may cause cancer".
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Kristina Radziulyte
Lithuania
Local time: 19:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2to cause cancer
Kristina Radziulyte
4(may be) carcinogenic
Gintautas Kaminskas
3carcinogenic
Arturas Bakanauskas


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to cause cancer


Explanation:
"[] may cause cancer".

Kristina Radziulyte
Lithuania
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: Lithuanian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inga Jurkeviciute: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lng1=en,lt&lang=...
39 mins

agree  Jolanta Schimenti
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(may be) carcinogenic


Explanation:
„įtariama, kad preparatas gali sukelti vėžį“

Taip, tai reiškia, pažodžiui:"[it is suspected that the preparation] may cause cancer", bet tai labai žiauru. Priklausant nuo konteksto, gal būtų geriau sakyti: "[it is suspected that the preparation] may be carcinogenic"

Gintautas Kaminskas
Australia
Local time: 02:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian
PRO pts in category: 12
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
carcinogenic


Explanation:
According to Harvard,
causing or tending to cause cancer; "the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals"


Arturas Bakanauskas
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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