Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

facendo pendere la bilancia

English translation:

tipping the scales in favour of

Added to glossary by Audrey Pate
Feb 3, 2013 21:34
11 yrs ago
Italian term

facendo pendere la bilancia

Italian to English Other Food & Drink pet foods
This is about antioxidants in pet foods relative to free radicals. The sentence is ... "Con l’età però la capacità dell’organismo di produrre antiossidanti si riduce, e al contempo i radicali liberi aumentano a causa delle patologie tipiche dell’invecchiamento, facendo pendere la bilancia dello Stress Ossidativo. "
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Feb 17, 2013 13:44: Audrey Pate Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): James (Jim) Davis

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Proposed translations

+4
6 mins
Selected

tipping the scales in favour of

my suggestion
Peer comment(s):

agree andre2013
21 mins
thank you
agree James (Jim) Davis
1 hr
thanks!
agree Tony Shargool : ..YES
2 hrs
thanks
agree texjax DDS PhD : definitely
2 hrs
thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
11 mins

causing an imbalance that can lead to

I believe "fare pendere la bilancia" means "to tip the scales in favour of". But in this sentence I think the above is better.
Peer comment(s):

agree Lara Barnett
10 hrs
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