landfall

Portuguese translation: tinha chegado/atingido a terra / costa

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English term or phrase:had made landfall
Portuguese translation:tinha chegado/atingido a terra / costa
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

21:38 Apr 10, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Meteorology
English term or phrase: landfall
Two hours later, the White House received confirmation that the levees had been breached. Thirty hours after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana,...
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deslizamento de terras? desabamentos?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 12:02
(tinha) chegado na terra / costa
Explanation:
é o que quer dizer

Mike :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-10 22:39:21 GMT) Post-grading
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Obrigado, Teresa - Mike :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:02
Grading comment
Obrigada
T.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2depois do olho do furacão Katrina ter atingido a costa do ...
Maria José Tavares (X)
4 +1(tinha) chegado na terra / costa
Michael Powers (PhD)
4ter se aproximado / ter feito aproximação
Ioná (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
depois do olho do furacão Katrina ter atingido a costa do ...


Explanation:
Landfall (meteorologia), o momento em que o olho de um ciclone tropical ou uma tromba de água atinge a linha da costa.
Babylon



Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 15:02
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luiz Vasconcelos
48 mins
  -> Obrigada Luiz

agree  Artur Jorge Martins
1 hr
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ter se aproximado / ter feito aproximação


Explanation:
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Ioná (X)
Brazil
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(tinha) chegado na terra / costa


Explanation:
é o que quer dizer

Mike :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-10 22:39:21 GMT) Post-grading
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Obrigado, Teresa - Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada
T.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sara Silva
18 hrs
  -> Obrigadok Sara - Mike :)
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