pruning

Portuguese translation: poda

02:35 Feb 5, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
English term or phrase: pruning
The most intelligent 7-year-olds had a 'thinner' brain cortex, which progressively thickened to age 11 to 13, before thinning with the natural pruning of unused connections. Agile minds came with agile brains.
Heitor M. Corrêa
Brazil
Local time: 12:35
Portuguese translation:poda
Explanation:
"Pruning" literalmente quer dizer "poda". Acho que neste contexto a tradução literal é apropriada.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 12:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2remoção/
rir
4 +2poda
Martin Riordan
3 +2desbaste
Leonor Machado
Summary of reference entries provided
pruning
Marlene Curtis

  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
remoção/


Explanation:
natural das conexões não utilizadas...

desaparecimento natural,

rir
United States
Local time: 11:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
12 mins

agree  Claudio Mazotti
5 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
poda


Explanation:
"Pruning" literalmente quer dizer "poda". Acho que neste contexto a tradução literal é apropriada.


    Reference: http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/portugues/index.php?ling...
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 12:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Milana Penavski
2 mins
  -> Obrigado!

agree  Marlene Curtis
23 mins
  -> Obrigado, Marlene!
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
desbaste


Explanation:
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Ciências médicas [
self-pruning
natural pruning
PT desbaste natural




Leonor Machado
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
12 mins
  -> Obg Marlene

agree  Claudio Mazotti
5 hrs
  -> Obg Cláudio
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Reference comments


40 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: pruning

Reference information:
Portal Ciência & Vida - Filosofia, História, Psicologia e ... - [ Translate this page ]
Apesar disso, até alguns anos atrás o desenvolvimento cerebral nos ... o que desencadeia um processo paralelo de poda, ou desbaste das conexões inativas. ...
www.revistafilosofia.com.br/ESPS/Edicoes/32/imprime101346.a...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 242

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Leonor Machado
2 mins
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