Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

lavettes

English translation:

long-handled swabs

Added to glossary by B D Finch
Sep 30, 2016 09:51
7 yrs ago
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French term

lavettes

French to English Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) Microbiology -- testing for bacteria
"Des lavettes sont utilisées pour les prélèvements de surfaces et des écouvillons dans les siphons."
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Oct 11, 2016 16:33: B D Finch Created KOG entry

Discussion

Conor McAuley (asker) Sep 30, 2016:
Please see the context Raffaela.
Shabelula Sep 30, 2016:
in Italian it's left lavette, in their use as small bath towels for guests

Proposed translations

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long-handled swabs

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This is what I used but I am by no means 100% sure about it. No feedback from the client. Thanks to all of you. "
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Sponge samplers/swabs

CLIENT GUIDELINES Microbiological Sponge Sampling Method
www.primuslabs.com/services/CG-Sampling-SpongeMethod.pdf
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Page 1 of 2. CLIENT GUIDELINES. Microbiological Sponge Sampling Method. This document is not a procedure, it is a list of suggested steps being provided to.

Detection and enumeration of bacteria in swabs and other ... - Gov.uk
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samples. Microbiology Services. Food Water and Environmental. Microbiology. Standard ... 5.2Commercially prepared sponge swabs with neutralising buffer. 9.
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Reference comments

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outil intéressant

Note from asker:
Yes, Larousse is handy (and free).
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Didier Fourcot : I guess "brosse à vaisselle" by comparison with "écouvillons" but the second meaning is also possible (square sponge), some pictures: http://www.twenga.fr/brosse-a-vaisselle.html
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merci, plutôt éponge/carré de tissus pour des prélèvements en surface
agree B D Finch : Taking samples is more likely to use a sponge than a brush. Just possible that the "definition populaire" is intended, in which case samples are taken by the laboratory dogsbody.
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autres possibilités

Le terme cité par Larousse pour la brosse à vaisselle est d'après mon expérience moins utilisé en France que celui de brosse, mais au Québec on a d'autres modèles de lavette:
http://www.cfq-mtl-nord.com/article-lavette-avec-manche-1173...
et les fabricants en proposent encore d'autres:
http://www.vileda.ca/fr/produit/lavette-scrunge-vaisselle/
https://www.amazon.fr/Leifheit-40014-Lavette-Vaisselle-Trio/...
je ne crois pas qu'un terme anglais unique puisse couvrir toutes ces interprétations, une question au rédacteur me paraît utile
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agree B D Finch : Note that the context is not washing-up!
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agree mchd
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