poured off

Portuguese translation: brotavam das

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English term or phrase:poured off
Portuguese translation:brotavam das
Entered by: Roberto Cavalcanti

14:42 Feb 20, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / World War II
English term or phrase: poured off
By Mid January northern Europe was in ruins, The Western Allies put their plans to invade Germany on hold. But in the Soviet Union, tanks poured off the production lines so that Stalin could launch a major new offensive on the Eastern front
A. Carolina Melo
Portugal
Local time: 17:35
eram despejados das
Explanation:
linhas de produção

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brotavam das linhas de produção
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Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 13:35
Grading comment
Gostei de "brotavam". Obrigadíssima a todos!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4eram despejados das
Roberto Cavalcanti
5 +2eram produzidos aos montes
Luiza Modesto
5jorravam
jorges
4esvaziaram
Mariana Moreira
4extravasaram
rhandler
4sairam
Gustavo Silva
4choviam (tanques das linhas de produ~ção)
José António de Freitas e Silva
3saíam aos montes das...
Andrea Parham


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
esvaziaram


Explanation:
penso que o sentido é este de terem utilizado todos os recursos disponíveis

:)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 17:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 60
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extravasaram


Explanation:
Os tanques extravasaram das linhas de produção para que Stalin pudesse lançar uma grande ofensiva do front Oriental.

rhandler
Local time: 13:35
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
eram despejados das


Explanation:
linhas de produção

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-02-20 14:47:12 GMT)
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brotavam das linhas de produção

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 13:35
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Gostei de "brotavam". Obrigadíssima a todos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters
32 mins
  -> Obrigado Katarina!

agree  Humberto Ribas: despejados aos montes/borbotões
7 hrs
  -> Grato

agree  Andrea Parham: concordo com brotavam das
1 day 37 mins
  -> Grato

agree  reginakersten
1 day 18 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
eram produzidos aos montes


Explanation:
Aqui o sentido é este: Tanques eram produzidos (e saíam das linhas de produção) aos montes para que Stalin....

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Pour: Move in large numbers: "people were pouring out of the theater"

Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 13:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Couto Ribeiro
1 hr
  -> Obrigada. :)

agree  Humberto Ribas
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada. :)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sairam


Explanation:
Mas, na União Soviética, os tanques sairam das linhas de produção para que Estaline pudesse lançar uma nova e maciça ofensiva, na frente Oeste.

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sairam apressadamente

Gustavo Silva
Portugal
Local time: 17:35
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Luiza Modesto: frente Leste, não Oeste.. ;)
14 mins
  -> tem toda a razão ! Falha minha ...
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
choviam (tanques das linhas de produ~ção)


Explanation:
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José António de Freitas e Silva
Portugal
Local time: 17:35
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
jorravam


Explanation:
... das linhas

jorges
Local time: 17:35
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1 day 38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
saíam aos montes das...


Explanation:
já que o sentido é de retirada, deslocamento em função da ofensiva de Stalin, penso ser esse o sentido. :)

Andrea Parham
Local time: 14:35
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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