wrap around a hairpin

Portuguese translation: viramos uma curva fechada

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English term or phrase:wrap around a hairpin
Portuguese translation:viramos uma curva fechada
Entered by: VagnerB

10:35 Apr 21, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion / theology
English term or phrase: wrap around a hairpin
As we wrap around a hairpin corner passing a bus, we see the city in the distance.
VagnerB
Local time: 18:02
viramos uma curva fechada
Explanation:
wrap around a hairpin corner: viramos uma curva fechada
literalmente:
viramos uma curva tão fechada como um grampo de cabelo
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Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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Obrigado, Antonio.
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3 +2viramos uma curva fechada
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral


  

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viramos uma curva fechada


Explanation:
wrap around a hairpin corner: viramos uma curva fechada
literalmente:
viramos uma curva tão fechada como um grampo de cabelo

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Obrigado, Antonio.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado
44 mins
  -> Leonor, muito obrigado. Antonio

agree  Alexandre Alcântara
50 mins
  -> Alexandre, muito obrigado. Antonio
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