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spy hopping

Portuguese translation: espreitadela

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English term or phrase:spy hopping
Portuguese translation:espreitadela

14:04 Oct 2, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Zoology / Baleias
English term or phrase: spy hopping
"Killer whales, orcas, are hunting together. Seven of them – including a juvenile and a baby – circling a seal that’s stretched on the ice like an entrée on a silver platter. The seal maneuvers to stay in the center – obviously aware of its’ dangerous predicament, while the orcas propel themselves up, almost half way out of the water to get a fix on the seal’s changing position.
It’s a behavior known as ‘spy hopping.’"

Se alguém me poder ajudar com a expressão, fico muito agradecida :).
Inês S
espreitadela
Explanation:
"As orcas emergem frequentemente o seu corpo da água, num movimento designado pelo termo em inglês spyhopping - uma espreitadela cujo significado os cientistas ainda discutem."

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC052350/spy_hopping.htm
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 01:17
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos:)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3espreitadela
Marlene Curtis
4"pulo de espionagem"
Maria Amorim (X)
4spyhopping
Sandro Ruggeri Dulcet


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
espreitadela


Explanation:
"As orcas emergem frequentemente o seu corpo da água, num movimento designado pelo termo em inglês spyhopping - uma espreitadela cujo significado os cientistas ainda discutem."

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC052350/spy_hopping.htm

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos:)

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agree  Humberto Ribas
23 mins
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agree  Olivia Pimen (X): I would say the same. Olivia Monteiro
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agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"pulo de espionagem"


Explanation:
Uma outra opção com a tradução literal.

Maria Amorim (X)
Sweden
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spyhopping


Explanation:
a tradução para o português usa o mesmo termo. O sentido literal seria o de "pulo feiot para observar"


    Reference: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca#Ver_Tamb.C3.A9m
Sandro Ruggeri Dulcet
Brazil
Local time: 02:17
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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