Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
tomam por base
English translation:
start with
Added to glossary by
zabrowa
Nov 27, 2007 15:48
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term
tomam por base
Portuguese to English
Science
Linguistics
Neste processo de reparação, os Dâw tomam por base a sílaba tônica da palavra da língua doadora que, na maioria das vezes, é CV.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | start with |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 +2 | are based (on the tonic syllabe ...) |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +1 | rely on/ consider |
Luana Fernandes
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| 4 | Take as a starting point/start with base in... |
Arthur Godinho
|
Proposed translations
1 day 17 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
2542
Selected
start with
"In this repair process, peakers of Daw start with the tonic syllable of the donor language, which is usually CV."
Start for what purpose? What type of repair? The text isn't clear. Would additional context help?
Start for what purpose? What type of repair? The text isn't clear. Would additional context help?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
9 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
120
are based (on the tonic syllabe ...)
Mike :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Arthur Godinho
: This works!
1 min
|
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Thank you, artg - Mike :)
|
|
| agree |
Marcelo Gonçalves
4 hrs
|
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Thank you, Marcelo - Mike :)
|
9 mins
Arthur Godinho
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Always looking forward to new challenges
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Take as a starting point/start with base in...
Just a suggestion
+1
1 hr
Luana Fernandes
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
TV Interpreter English Portuguese
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
rely on/ consider
Both can be used perfectly for this context.
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