Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
por lo que (en este contexto)
English translation:
and therefore
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Becker
Mar 21, 2005 04:23
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Venezuelan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
por lo que (en este contexto)
Spanish to English
Science
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
art�culos cient�ficos
"Al incorporar el agente compatibilizante a la PCL, se reduce el peso molecular promedio en peso de la mezcla y su distribución, **por lo que** hay una reducción de viscosidad del sistema."
Lo que me viene a la mente es "wherefore", pero me suena mucho a lenguaje del ámbito legal. ¿Se les ocurre alguna alternativa o piensan que está bien usarlo en este tipo de texto (artículo científico)?
Lo que me viene a la mente es "wherefore", pero me suena mucho a lenguaje del ámbito legal. ¿Se les ocurre alguna alternativa o piensan que está bien usarlo en este tipo de texto (artículo científico)?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | and therefore |
Henry Hinds
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| 5 +1 | thereby |
David Russell
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| 5 | for which reason |
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Proposed translations
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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92
Selected
and therefore
Will do it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Este me es más útil porque la construcción aparece varias veces y no siempre se puede usar el thereby que también me gustaba mucho"
1 hr
for which reason
another option
+1
4 hrs
David Russell
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Quality translation through partnership
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
thereby
followed by gerund "thereby reducing the viscosity..."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
PaulinaRich
: I like the way this sounds best. Although, if you want to keep everything stifflingly passive (as is often the case in scientific documents, 'and therefore' would do the trick better. It depends on the tense you are giving to the paper as a translator.
17 hrs
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