lavettes

English translation: long-handled swabs

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French term or phrase:lavettes
English translation:long-handled swabs
Entered by: B D Finch

09:51 Sep 30, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Microbiology -- testing for bacteria
French term or phrase: lavettes
"Des lavettes sont utilisées pour les prélèvements de surfaces et des écouvillons dans les siphons."
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 12:20
long-handled swabs
Explanation:
www.texwipe.com/store/p-837-alpha-swab-with-long-handle.aspxThe Alpha® Swab with Long Handle is widely recommended for surface sampling and cleaning validation work - this ultraclean swab provides a neutral ...

www.berkshire.com/ltp1465.htmlBerkshire's low-linting Lab-Tips Long-Handled Polyester Knit Swab (LTP1465) ... Large, knitted polyester sampling swabs with semi-flexible internal paddle, ...
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 12:20
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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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Summary of answers provided
4long-handled swabs
B D Finch
4Sponge samplers/swabs
Drmanu49
Summary of reference entries provided
outil intéressant
mchd
autres possibilités
Didier Fourcot

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long-handled swabs


Explanation:
www.texwipe.com/store/p-837-alpha-swab-with-long-handle.aspxThe Alpha® Swab with Long Handle is widely recommended for surface sampling and cleaning validation work - this ultraclean swab provides a neutral ...

www.berkshire.com/ltp1465.htmlBerkshire's low-linting Lab-Tips Long-Handled Polyester Knit Swab (LTP1465) ... Large, knitted polyester sampling swabs with semi-flexible internal paddle, ...

B D Finch
France
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading 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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Asker: Thanks!

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sponge samplers/swabs


Explanation:
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
https://www.gov.uk/.../Detection_and_enumeration_of_bacteria...
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samples. Microbiology Services. Food Water and Environmental. Microbiology. Standard ... 5.2Commercially prepared sponge swabs with neutralising buffer. 9.

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 12:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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Reference comments


13 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: outil intéressant

Reference information:
http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/lavette/46475

mchd
France
Native speaker of: French
Note to reference poster
Asker: Yes, Larousse is handy (and free).


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
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
8 mins
  -> 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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  -> merci
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Reference: autres possibilités

Reference information:
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

Didier Fourcot
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  B D Finch: Note that the context is not washing-up!
5 mins
agree  mchd
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