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When we came to this rural area, 45 percent of the children under the age of five had stunted growth due to malnutrition.
Lorsque nous sommes arrivés dans cette zone rurale, 45 pour cent des enfants de moins de cinq ans avait une croissance retardée due à la malnutrition.
In the United States, some argued that the broad scope of the patent rights granted to the Wright brothers had stunted airplane development in the country.
Aux États-Unis d’Amérique, certains ont affirmé que la vaste portée des droits de brevet accordés aux frères Wright avait freiné le développement de l’aviation dans le pays.
The comprehensive health survey of malnutrition in 1999 showed that 18 per cent of children had a low weight-to-height ratio, 7 per cent were emaciated, 10.6 per cent had stunted growth and 1.5 per cent were severely malnourished.
L'enquête sanitaire générale sur la malnutrition de 1999 a montré que 18 % des enfants accusaient un retard staturo-pondéral, 7 % étaient décharnés, 10,6 % présentaient les signes d'une croissance freinée et 1,5 % étaient gravement sous-alimentés.
The doctors told them that malnutrition had stunted their son's growth.
Les médecins leur ont dit que la malnutrition avait freiné la croissance de leur fils.
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