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atitude espreita

Portuguese translation: lurking mode

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English term or phrase:atitude espreita
Portuguese translation:lurking mode
Entered by: Katarina Peters

12:11 Sep 15, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: atitude espreita
As cobras encontravam-se em atitude espreita.
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 18:18
lurking mode
Explanation:
i.e., ready to attack
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 17:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1lurking mode
Katarina Peters
4snakes lie in wait
Nick Taylor
4prowl waiting (for the prey)
Leonor Machado
3attitude prowl
Elcio Carillo


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lurking mode


Explanation:
i.e., ready to attack

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 17:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Daniel Tavares
57 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
attitude prowl


Explanation:
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Elcio Carillo
Brazil
Local time: 18:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
snakes lie in wait


Explanation:
snakes lie in wait

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-09-15 13:59:42 GMT)
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SNAKES In the wild, snakes lie in wait along a path for small rodents or other prey. Coiled along the edge of a trail, waiting for food to pass by, the patient reptiles test the air with their flicking tongues for signs of game

Example sentence(s):
  • The bold patterns on snakes such as the reticulated python and the bushmaster disguise the shape of the coils as the snakes lie in wait on the forest floor. ...

    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=cne4ngXI1bIC&pg=PA532&lpg=P...
Nick Taylor
Local time: 22:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
prowl waiting (for the prey)


Explanation:
http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2003/02/27/lawyers-prowl-wa...

Leonor Machado
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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