Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
contribuem
English translation:
help to [define]
Added to glossary by
zabrowa
May 27, 2007 15:51
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term
contribuem
Portuguese to English
Science
Linguistics
Phonology
Os casos observados nos quais as vogais nasais ocorrem sem a presença de coda nasal, apesar de serem raros, também contribuem para a definição do traço subjacente nasal das vogais /~i , ~a, ~u/.
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The rare cases in which the nasal vowels occur without the nasal coda also participate in defining the underlying nasal feature of the /~i , ~a, ~u/ vowels
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The rare cases in which the nasal vowels occur without the nasal coda also participate in defining the underlying nasal feature of the /~i , ~a, ~u/ vowels
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | help to [define] |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 +2 | contribute |
Nathalie Tomaz
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| 3 +1 | also contribute |
claudia estanislau
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| 4 | further justifies / serves as an additional reason |
Andrea Nagy
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Change log
May 27, 2007 15:51: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
6 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
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2542
Selected
help to [define]
Your "participates in" is pretty good. I use "help to" a lot for "contribuir para."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+2
2 mins
Nathalie Tomaz
France
France
Native in Portuguese
France
Qualité et Respect des délais
Native in: French 
, Portuguese
Works in: French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, English to French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
+1
4 mins
claudia estanislau
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Major in Tourism and Canine Behaviour
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
also contribute
The rare cases in which the nasal vowels occur without the nasal coda also contribute to the defining of the underlying nasal feature of the /~i , ~a, ~u/ vowels
Peer comment(s):
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Nathalie Tomaz
: onde esta a diferença. A pergunta é sobre "contribuem". O colega sabe traduzir "também"
2 mins
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não existe diferença nenhuma, apenas que quando submeti a resposta a sua já lá estava, isso por vezes acontece, a minha resposta também está correcta foi infelicidade termos respondido ao mesmo tempo mas é comum acontecer
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cristina estanislau
17 mins
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obrigada Cristina
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airmailrpl
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3 hrs
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obrigada airmailpt
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3 hrs
Andrea Nagy
Specializes in field
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, Spanish to English, Hungarian to English, and 4 more.
further justifies / serves as an additional reason
See my note.
Note from asker:
| This looks good. Thanks! |
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