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white cotton balls

Portuguese translation: tufo (de fibras) de algodão branco

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English term or phrase: white cotton balls
Portuguese translation:tufo (de fibras) de algodão branco
Entered by: ahartje

07:34 Jun 7, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Agriculture
English term or phrase: white cotton balls
Colegas,
Esta expressão apareceu-me neste contexto:
“To prevent the leaves from staining or leaving flecks in the white cotton balls, a crop duster sprayed the field with a defoliant just before harvesting.”
Agradecia uma ajuda com a sua tradução.
Norberto
Norberto (X)
Local time: 20:53
tufo (de fibras) de algodão branco
Explanation:
Na verdade, o algodão colhido não forma bolas, mas sim tufos.

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-06-07 08:04:53 GMT)
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http://www.jornalexpress.com.br/noticias/detalhes.php?id_jor...
Naturalmente são tufos.
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ahartje
Portugal
Local time: 19:53
Grading comment
Colega ahartje,
Muito agradecido pela tradução da expressão assim como às(aos) colegas que apoiaram.
Agradeço também aos(às) colegas que comentaram e colaboraram.
Fico bastante grato a todos,
Até à próxima,
Norberto

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Summary of answers provided
5 +2bolas de algodão branco
Jorge Freire
4 +3tufo (de fibras) de algodão branco
ahartje


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bolas de algodão branco


Explanation:
É o que entendo

Jorge Freire
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Costa
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Cláudia!
agree  Sonia Almeida
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Sónia
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tufo (de fibras) de algodão branco


Explanation:
Na verdade, o algodão colhido não forma bolas, mas sim tufos.

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-06-07 08:04:53 GMT)
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http://www.jornalexpress.com.br/noticias/detalhes.php?id_jor...
Naturalmente são tufos.

ahartje
Portugal
Local time: 19:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Colega ahartje,
Muito agradecido pela tradução da expressão assim como às(aos) colegas que apoiaram.
Agradeço também aos(às) colegas que comentaram e colaboraram.
Fico bastante grato a todos,
Até à próxima,
Norberto

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Magister: Sim, "tufo" parece mais conveniente quanto a forma...
1 hr
  -> Obrigada
agree  Aline Leal
1 hr
  -> Obrigada
agree  Clauwolf
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada
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