Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
ПАВ
English translation:
SAA, Surface Active Agent (surfactant)
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Jun 3, 2009 22:52
14 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
ПАВ
Russian to English
Marketing
Retail
Context is a product that is 36% ПАВ. It's got to mean "discount" or something like that, but I can't document it with the usual dictionaries.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | pls see below |
Mikhail Kropotov
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| 4 +3 | surface-active agent (surfactant) |
Rachel Douglas
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| 4 +1 | detergent |
koundelev
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Proposed translations
+1
3 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Works in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
pls see below
The possible meanings of the abbreviation: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/ПАВ
What I think it stands for in your case:
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Поверхностно-активные_вещества
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Note added at 4 mins (2009-06-03 22:56:50 GMT)
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What Multitran thinks about translating this:
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=2&l2=1&s=������������-�������� ��������
What I think it stands for in your case:
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Поверхностно-активные_вещества
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Note added at 4 mins (2009-06-03 22:56:50 GMT)
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What Multitran thinks about translating this:
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=2&l2=1&s=������������-�������� ��������
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Based on Mikhail's references, I translated it as SAA, Surface Active Agent, before Rachel's reply came in, so I think I should choose this one. Thanks to all. (This is a little label on a bottle, so they probably won't want to write the whole thing out.)"
+3
3 hrs
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
1
surface-active agent (surfactant)
In Russian, поверхностно-активное вещество.
Which in English is surface-active agent, aka a surfactant.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-04 02:21:55 GMT)
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http://www.womeninmining.org/pdfs/Surfactants.pdf
... and many other references in the Internet provide the technical explanations.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-04 02:23:41 GMT)
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Anyway, Mikhail K. already gave you that through a link (but I didn't look at the link before posting).
Which in English is surface-active agent, aka a surfactant.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-04 02:21:55 GMT)
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http://www.womeninmining.org/pdfs/Surfactants.pdf
... and many other references in the Internet provide the technical explanations.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-04 02:23:41 GMT)
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Anyway, Mikhail K. already gave you that through a link (but I didn't look at the link before posting).
Peer comment(s):
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gutbuster
3 hrs
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Thank you.
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Jack Doughty
4 hrs
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Thanks, Jack.
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| agree |
Mikhail Kropotov
: Sorry for misleading you, Rachel. I should have provided more details in my answer title, not just "see below."
21 hrs
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That's OK. I only saw you had given links to Russian Wikipedia pages, so I figured those were in Russian and I'd try and give the English. But, you did that, too.
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2 hrs
detergent
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-04 01:12:33 GMT)
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I suggest a generic name; detergents is a commodity in transportation
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-06-04 02:58:11 GMT)
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Transport statistics operates with groups of cargoes - Oil and oil products, Ores, Coal, Timber and lumber ...
... and Detergents is one of these, either a separate line or a subdivision under Chemicals
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-04 01:12:33 GMT)
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I suggest a generic name; detergents is a commodity in transportation
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-06-04 02:58:11 GMT)
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Transport statistics operates with groups of cargoes - Oil and oil products, Ores, Coal, Timber and lumber ...
... and Detergents is one of these, either a separate line or a subdivision under Chemicals
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