Chittering sounds

Portuguese translation: sons estridentes, guinchos

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English term or phrase:Chittering sounds
Portuguese translation:sons estridentes, guinchos
Entered by: Claudio Mazotti

18:07 Oct 9, 2009
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: Chittering sounds
"There could be bats inside there. Chittering sounds are a sure sign that bats are nearby"
Amaralina (X)
sons estridentes, guinchos
Explanation:
Segundo a definição em inglês...

A noite o pavão prefere se proteger em cima de árvores ou arbustos um pouco mais altos, de lá ele emite os sons estridentes avisando as demais aves sobre a ...
www.bicodocorvo.com.br/animais/.../pavao-azul
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Grading comment
É exatamente isso, perfeito! Muito obrigada a todos.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4sons estridentes, guinchos
Claudio Mazotti
4sond agudos e curtos de alguns pássaros e insectos
João Araújo
4trinados
Marlene Curtis
3sons sibilantes
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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chittering sounds
sond agudos e curtos de alguns pássaros e insectos


Explanation:
Sug.

João Araújo
Portugal
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chittering sounds
trinados


Explanation:
chitter = chirp = chatter = trinados

[PDF] CENTRO CULTURAL DOS POVOS DA AMAZÔNIA - CCPA BIODIVERSIDADE ... - [ Translate this page ]File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
humano), mas podemos ouvir alguns trinados dos morcegos quando estes estão por perto. Poucas espécies que se alimentam de grandes insetos utilizam sons que ...
www.povosdamazonia.am.gov.br/pdf/bio_vol2.pdf

chirp
v. utter the short sharp sound of a bird, peep, twitter; chirp like a cricket

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marisa Colb(BR): Outra opção...
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chittering sounds
sons sibilantes


Explanation:
Sugestão...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 23
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
chittering sounds
sons estridentes, guinchos


Explanation:
Segundo a definição em inglês...

A noite o pavão prefere se proteger em cima de árvores ou arbustos um pouco mais altos, de lá ele emite os sons estridentes avisando as demais aves sobre a ...
www.bicodocorvo.com.br/animais/.../pavao-azul

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
É exatamente isso, perfeito! Muito obrigada a todos.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marisa Colb(BR)
1 hr
  -> obrigado!

agree  imatahan
1 hr
  -> obrigado!

agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
18 hrs
  -> obrigado!

agree  Priscila Diniz
1 day 23 hrs
  -> obrigado!
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