giant carbon foot print

Portuguese translation: enorme pegada de carbono

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English term or phrase:giant carbon foot print
Portuguese translation:enorme pegada de carbono
Entered by: Jeshi

15:36 Jul 12, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Agriculture
English term or phrase: giant carbon foot print
I'm translating an article about fish and I found this sentence: "It's a huge carbon footprint!".
What does "carbon footprint" means? It seems to be an expression but I just couldn't understand the idea.
Jeshi
Brazil
Local time: 10:50
enorme pegada de carbono
Explanation:
domelhor.net › ambiente - Em cache

A prática americana de plantar maconha em estufas domésticas, a fim de evitar chamar a atenção das autoridades, produz uma enorme pegada de carbono, ...
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Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 13:50
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3enorme pegada de carbono
Mariana Moreira
4pegada de carbono gigante
Edimilson Ferreira
4pegada de carbono de enormes proporções
Marcos Antonio


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enorme pegada de carbono


Explanation:
domelhor.net › ambiente - Em cache

A prática americana de plantar maconha em estufas domésticas, a fim de evitar chamar a atenção das autoridades, produz uma enorme pegada de carbono, ...


Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 13:50
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PRO pts in category: 64
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for the help it was extremely useful!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elizabeth Castaldini: I will vote for this answer, since it is singular like in the source text and "enorme" seems to be more appropriate to translate "huge" :: "gigantesca" is more appropriate to translate "gigantic".
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  -> Elizabeth, obrigada

agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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  -> Teresa, obrigada

agree  Maria Amorim (X)
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  -> Maria, obrigada
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pegada de carbono gigante


Explanation:
This term seems to be popular in Portuguese in a direct translation. It refers to the greenhouse gas emissions by an organization, etc. See link below.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint
    Reference: http://exame.abril.com.br/revista-exame/edicoes/0994/noticia...
Edimilson Ferreira
Armenia
Local time: 17:50
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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pegada de carbono de enormes proporções


Explanation:
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- Carbon Footprint - [ Traduzir esta página ]
www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.../carbon_footprint/ - Em cacheSimilares
21 May 2011 – Today, the term “carbon footprint” is often used as shorthand for the amount of carbon (usually in tonnes) being emitted by an activity or ...


- Livro mostra como mudar hábitos para reduzir "pegada de carbono"
www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/.../ult10037u458435.shtml - Em cacheSimilares
25 fev. 2009 – A expressão "pegada de carbono" é nova, mas certamente será ouvida por muito tempo. Uma "pegada de carbono" corresponde à quantidade de dióxido de carbono (CO2) emitida como resultado direto ou indireto de uma atividade ...


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Marcos Antonio
Local time: 10:50
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Marcos Antonio! The referece was very important to me and very useful too! Thanks a lot!

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