Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a.o. Vitamin
Swedish translation:
antioxidant vitamin / bl.a (bland annat), vitamin ...
Added to glossary by
Elena_S15
Jun 14, 2005 06:44
18 yrs ago
English term
a.o. Vitamin
English to Swedish
Science
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Vitamins
Dear colleagues,
This question started as my question in Swedish-English pair "A-o D-vitamin"
Ingredienser av köttbullar:
A-o D-vitamin
I got the answer that "-o" is abbreviation for "och".
I only want to clear my last doubts because I am getting English results in Google for "a.o. Vitamin...". What does "a.o." mean in English? in Swedish?
http://www.intercaps.cz/eng/4b2b.html
The product is available in capsules of the type of OVAL 3 containing 7,2 mg of beta-carotene corresponding with 4.000 ml of a.o. Vitamin A and 85 mg of fish oil.
http://www.hollandsedrop.com/offersenglish.html
Italian licorice root extract in the shape of a 32 gram stick. This product is more than just a taste. It contains a.o. vitamin E, B-complex, pantothenic acid, lecithin, manganese and other trace elements.
http://www.importers.com/trader/25654.html
Vitamines The whole range of vitamins, a.o. Vitamin C, B-1, E, etc.
This question started as my question in Swedish-English pair "A-o D-vitamin"
Ingredienser av köttbullar:
A-o D-vitamin
I got the answer that "-o" is abbreviation for "och".
I only want to clear my last doubts because I am getting English results in Google for "a.o. Vitamin...". What does "a.o." mean in English? in Swedish?
http://www.intercaps.cz/eng/4b2b.html
The product is available in capsules of the type of OVAL 3 containing 7,2 mg of beta-carotene corresponding with 4.000 ml of a.o. Vitamin A and 85 mg of fish oil.
http://www.hollandsedrop.com/offersenglish.html
Italian licorice root extract in the shape of a 32 gram stick. This product is more than just a taste. It contains a.o. vitamin E, B-complex, pantothenic acid, lecithin, manganese and other trace elements.
http://www.importers.com/trader/25654.html
Vitamines The whole range of vitamins, a.o. Vitamin C, B-1, E, etc.
Proposed translations
(Swedish)
| 4 +1 | antioxidant vitamin |
Sven Petersson
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| 5 | bl. a. |
asptech
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Proposed translations
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Related KudoZ points
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antioxidant vitamin
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Peer comment(s):
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Rosica Dimitrova
: http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S15327914NC4502_06;...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all. As Sven explained in my other question (in the other pair), vitamins A, E, C are all antioxidants so I think it suits here. "
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bl. a.
"among others" = "bland andra", in your examples. There is no recognized Swedish abbreviation "a.o.".
Discussion
Asker: I agree with Ao vitamins - antioxidant vitamins. But I got tips from a colleague that just in my examples "a.o." means "among others". It looks right to me, because "antioxidants" are (I think) only E and C vitamins, right?
Sven Petersson: Beta-carotene (vitamin A precursor), B2, C and E are all antioxidants.
Sue Levy: Among others - yes, that is a possibility I considered too, but it doesn't make any sense in your first example, 4.000 ml of a.o. vitamin A
Kenneth Cox: As at least the first two of your sources are translations, and possibly also the third one, my take is that 'a.o.' is intended as an abbreviation for 'among others' (= 'including'). The abbreviation and the construction are uncommon in English.
Asker: Thank you, Kenneth, I see your point. This can very well be. That explains why "among others" suits in the 2nd and 3rd example but doesn't make sense in the first - can be just imperfect grammar in translation. Antioxidant vitamins is commonly written as "AO vitamins", not "a.o. vitamins".
So, asptech and Sven! you could both be right, but the sources are imperfect.
But it is now post-grading, and I chose "antioxidants" at first but I point out common spelling "AO vitamins", not "a.o. vitamins", in this case.