nello spazio e nel tempo

[smarcelli]

Devo rendere la seguente frase in inglese:

"...una struttura quadridimensionale che guida lo sviluppo dell'embrione e la crescita dell'organismo dopo la nascita nello spazio e nel tempo.


"... a four-dimensional structure that guides the embryo's development and the growth of the organism after birth in space and over time."

A me pare funzioni, ma non essendo un Briton e neppure uno Yankee , chiedo il vostro parere...

Stefano

 

[Lazzini]

The question in my mind is whether dopo relates to crescita or nascita. The sentence seems to make more sense if it relates to crescita, as in:

"...that guides the embryo's development and the organism's post-natal growth in space and time."

...although this is a rather odd sentence, in which "in space and time" are, to my mind, superfluous.

Edit note: Since the original quote refers to a four-dimensional structure, which I failed to notice previously, perhaps "in space and time" is not as superflous as I initially thought.

 

[smarcelli]

Dear Lazzini, thank you. I will adopt your version and the other suggestions, much better than mine.
Yes, "four-dimensional" intends space + time.
Ciao,
Stefano