deslocação da barra para Levante

English translation: Movement of the sand bar to the East

21:00 May 30, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: deslocação da barra para Levante
"A constante deslocação da barra para Levante e a economia do material construtivo estiveram relacionadas com a adopção desta técnica construtiva deixada pelos anteriores senhores da Península Ibérica (almorávidas e almóadas)"
Aoife Kennedy
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:09
English translation:Movement of the sand bar to the East
Explanation:
I reckon this is to do with silting up of the river mouth.
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suesimons
Local time: 06:09
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Perfect, thank you, Sue :)
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4 +2shift of the bar to the East
António Ribeiro
5Movement of the sand bar to the East
suesimons


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shift of the bar to the East


Explanation:
Uma sugestão.

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Note added at 2 hrs 12 mins (2005-05-30 23:13:07 GMT)
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Se tem a ver com o rio, é definitivamente a \"bar\" (sand bar). É um termo geológico.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 15:09
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree  Henrique Magalhaes
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Movement of the sand bar to the East


Explanation:
I reckon this is to do with silting up of the river mouth.

suesimons
Local time: 06:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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Perfect, thank you, Sue :)
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