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Relevo

English translation: Terrain / Land relief

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Portuguese term or phrase:Relevo
English translation:Terrain / Land relief
Entered by: Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral

11:31 Jan 21, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / Relevo
Portuguese term or phrase: Relevo
Relevo: Geogr. O conjunto das diferenças de nível da superfície
Denis Paolillo
Brazil
Local time: 21:09
Terrain /Land relief
Explanation:
outra opção
em:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relevo_(geografia)
clicando em inglês:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrain
que começa
Terrain, or land relief, is the third or vertical dimension of land surface
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Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Relief
Gad Kohenov
3 +2Terrain /Land relief
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
3 -1contour lines
Alexander Moran (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Ref.
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Relief


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 03:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Resende
19 mins
  -> muito obrigado !
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
1 hr
  -> muito obrigado !
agree  Verginia Ophof
3 hrs
  -> muito obrigado !
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Terrain /Land relief


Explanation:
outra opção
em:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relevo_(geografia)
clicando em inglês:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrain
que começa
Terrain, or land relief, is the third or vertical dimension of land surface

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bruce Bell (X): yes, I agree with "terrain"
52 mins
  -> Bruce, thank you. Antonio
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
7 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
contour lines


Explanation:
This is the term used for the lines on a map representing the height of the terrain above sea level.



Alexander Moran (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Bruce Bell (X): This would be the translation for: "curvas de nível"
14 mins
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Ref.

Reference information:
http://www.tuition.com.hk/geography/r.htm#Relief

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
10 hrs
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