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tipóia

English translation: baby carrier (hammock)

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Portuguese term or phrase:tipóia
English translation:baby carrier (hammock)
Entered by: zabrowa

11:43 Jan 9, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / Phonology
Portuguese term or phrase: tipóia
No further context... perhaps a plant, perhaps an animal... who knows? Maybe you.
zabrowa
Local time: 10:36
baby carrier (hammock)
Explanation:
It's the number one meaning as found in my Portuguese to Portuguese dictionary, perhaps my English isn't quite phrased correctly.

The Indians traditionally use a tipóia to carry their children on their backs from one place to another.

"sling" is perhaps the most common meaning, agreed, but it depends absolutely on the translation this word comes from.

All the best,
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 05:36
Grading comment
é fato, você está certo, o significado não é um só. "Tipóia" é uma palavra de origem aparentemente africana. No português serve para designar o suporte a que você se referiu, como o utensílio indígena que serve para carregar a criança
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Summary of answers provided
5sling
Lumen (X)
4hammock
Edgar Potter
4baby carrier (hammock)
R. Alex Jenkins
4arm sling ou cab, carriage
Lilian Magalhães


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hammock


Explanation:
Neither plant or animal:

http://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/tipóia

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 03:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sling


Explanation:
One of those things you wear around your neck to support your arm, when you break it:
Check out the picutres:
http://images.google.com.br/images?hl=pt-BR&q=tipóia&btnG=Pe...
Sling: http://www.nismat.org/orthocor/shld_postop/sling.jpg
http://images.google.com.br/images?svnum=10&hl=pt-BR&lr=&q=a...

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-09 13:22:11 GMT)
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Also, *arm sling*

Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 05:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
baby carrier (hammock)


Explanation:
It's the number one meaning as found in my Portuguese to Portuguese dictionary, perhaps my English isn't quite phrased correctly.

The Indians traditionally use a tipóia to carry their children on their backs from one place to another.

"sling" is perhaps the most common meaning, agreed, but it depends absolutely on the translation this word comes from.

All the best,

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 05:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
é fato, você está certo, o significado não é um só. "Tipóia" é uma palavra de origem aparentemente africana. No português serve para designar o suporte a que você se referiu, como o utensílio indígena que serve para carregar a criança
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2 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
arm sling ou cab, carriage


Explanation:
Depende do contexto...normalmente é aquele objeto para segurar membros engessados.

Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 05:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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