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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:challenging
Portuguese translation:estímulo
Entered by: Maria Meneses

14:41 Oct 14, 2008
This question was closed without grading. Reason: Answer found elsewhere

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / vacinação
English term or phrase: challenging
No contexto:
Exposing an animal to a prototype vaccine is known as "challenging".
Maria Meneses
Local time: 03:12


Summary of answers provided
4 +5é um desafio/estimulante
Cristina Pereira
3 +4teste de resposta (ou de reação), teste da vacina
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
5 +1provocar / provocação
Artur Jorge Martins
4controverso/controvertido
Marlene Curtis
4melindroso
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4algo desafiador
Paul Dixon


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
teste de resposta (ou de reação), teste da vacina


Explanation:
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catarina Maia: Teste de resposta/reacção à vacina
4 mins
  -> Obrigado pela observação
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
48 mins
  -> Obrigado
agree  Lucio C P Soluchinsky
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado
agree  Carlos Quandt
20 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
é um desafio/estimulante


Explanation:
Sugestões

Cristina Pereira
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adam Prus-Szczepanowski: Diria que é um "desafio"
1 min
  -> Obrigada, Adam
agree  Sara Sousa Soares: concordo! http://cascavel.cpd.ufsm.br/tede/tde_oai/oai2.php?verb=GetRe...
9 mins
  -> Obrigada, Sara!
agree  Ligia Dias Costa
15 mins
  -> Obrigada, Lígia
agree  Soraia Martins
29 mins
  -> Obrigada, Soraia
agree  Sonia Heidemann
4 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
provocar / provocação


Explanation:
"Challenge - The induction or evaluation of an immune response in an organism by administration of a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized." (Dictionary.com)

Segundo o IATE, "challenge" neste caso específico significa "provocar". Ver também ligações.


    Reference: http://www.spaic.pt/download.php?path=pdfs&filename=LB_2000_...
    Reference: http://alergobraga.com/index.swf
Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
24 mins
  -> Obrigado, Alexandra!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
controverso/controvertido


Explanation:
É como eu diria neste contexto.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 22:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 92
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
melindroso


Explanation:
Diria assim...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
algo desafiador


Explanation:
A suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 23:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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