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hang-glided

Portuguese translation: voavam / planavam

19:51 Nov 16, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: hang-glided
About birds of the Triassic and Jurassic period:

In the swampy areas where early bird fossils have been found, they perhaps leaped or hang-glided, using long necks and faces, with their mouths still containing reptilian teeth, to catch flying prey.
Mariageni
Local time: 22:32
Portuguese translation:voavam / planavam
Explanation:
Sugestão.

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-11-16 19:55:27 GMT)
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hang glider = praticante de vôo livre, asa delta.
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Rui Sousa
Portugal
Local time: 02:32
Grading comment
Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3voavam / planavam
Rui Sousa
4planavam/flutuavam
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
planavam/flutuavam


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
voavam / planavam


Explanation:
Sugestão.

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-11-16 19:55:27 GMT)
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hang glider = praticante de vôo livre, asa delta.

Rui Sousa
Portugal
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rir
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, rir!
agree  Adriana Maciel: planavam
6 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Adriana!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
22 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Isabel!
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