wedged-shape

Portuguese translation: triangulares

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English term or phrase:wedged-shape
Portuguese translation:triangulares
Entered by: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

20:57 Nov 17, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: wedged-shape
Pythons have got a wedged-shape head and nose.
marinacast
Local time: 16:18
traiangulares
Explanation:
(hypernym) triangle, trigon, trilateral

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triangulares, oooops
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 21:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4traiangulares
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
5 +1cabeça e nariz cuneiformes
Marcelo da Luz
5Em formato de cunha
airmailrpl
4triangular
Eng-Port
Summary of reference entries provided
cobras
Marisa Colb(BR)

  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cabeça e nariz cuneiformes


Explanation:
Em forma de cunha

Marcelo da Luz
Brazil
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
4 mins
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
traiangulares


Explanation:
(hypernym) triangle, trigon, trilateral

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-11-17 21:00:57 GMT)
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triangulares, oooops

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 21:18
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 88
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
6 mins
  -> Obrigado

agree  Eng-Port: triangulares
10 mins
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agree  Marisa Colb(BR): Yes!
19 mins
  -> Obrigado

agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Apenas por convenção, nesse contexto! "Wedge-shaped" implica tridimensionalidade, e um triângulo é um polígono... :D
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
triangular


Explanation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/art/dict/wedge.htm

Eng-Port
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Em formato de cunha


Explanation:
wedged-shape ..wedge-shaped=> Em formato de cunha

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:18
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Reference comments


13 mins
Reference: cobras

Reference information:
http://www.saudetotal.com.br/artigos/meioambiente/animais/co...

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http://paulobernarde.sites.uol.com.br/OfidismoPauloBernarde....

Marisa Colb(BR)
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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