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de costas para o escuro

English translation: with their backs to the dark

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Portuguese term or phrase:de costas para o escuro
English translation:with their backs to the dark
Entered by: Erik Bry

16:53 Oct 25, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: de costas para o escuro
contexto: as cobaias foram posicionadas de costas para o escuro
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 13:49
with their backs to the dark
Explanation:
HTH
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Erik Bry
Local time: 10:49
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2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5with their backs to the dark
Erik Bry
5Their backs facing the darkness
Ivan Rocha, CT
3 +2facing away from the dark
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Their backs facing the darkness


Explanation:
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 21
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
with their backs to the dark


Explanation:
HTH

Erik Bry
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Quandt
2 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Marlene Curtis
4 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Cecilia Rey
22 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Dr Lofthouse
6 hrs
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agree  Airton J Souza
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
facing away from the dark


Explanation:
e.g., "were placed facing away from the dark"

The animals were placed facing away from the dark compartment and the time to turn and enter the dark compartment was measured (latency).
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/289/2/1151.full


Example sentence(s):
  • On habituation day mouse is placed in the lighted compartment, facing away from the dark compartment and allowed to explore for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds the door is raised and the mouse is allowed to explore freely.
  • The subjects were placed in the middle of the light area facing away from the dark room opening at the beginning of the test.

    Reference: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CBYQFjAB...
    Reference: http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/1049880.dtl
T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shirley Leite: Seems a little more natural to use it in this way in English.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, and welcome to ProZ
agree  Danielle Zorzin: I agree with Shirley!
3 hrs
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