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esteira rolante

English translation: treadmill

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Portuguese term or phrase:esteira rolante
English translation:treadmill
Entered by: Lilian Magalhães

16:04 Feb 7, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / fisioterapia
Portuguese term or phrase: esteira rolante
Foram estudados 30 indivíduos do sexo masculino, 20 possuíam amputações unilaterais traumáticas, sendo 10 transfemorais e 10 transtibiais, que foram comparados a 10 indivíduos sem amputações.
Todos selecionaram uma velocidade de marcha agradável (VMA) na esteira rolante e foram calculadas e testadas outras duas, 20% acima e 20% abaixo.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 06:04
treadmill
Explanation:
:)
Selected response from:

oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 10:04
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8treadmill
oxygen4u
4running/walking machine
Nick Taylor


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
treadmill


Explanation:
:)

oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 10:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Milana Penavski
10 mins
  -> Obrigada Milana!
agree  George Rabel
14 mins
  -> Obrigada George!
agree  Ivan Rocha, CT
17 mins
  -> Obrigada Ivan!
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
21 mins
  -> Obrigada fvasconcellos!
agree  XXXphxxx (X)
21 mins
  -> Obrigada Lisa!
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
31 mins
  -> Obrigada Salvador!
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Gilmar!
agree  Daniel Tavares
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada Daniel!
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
running/walking machine


Explanation:
running/walking machine
rather than "treadmill" which has negative connotations

Nick Taylor
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: "Treadmill" has no negative connotations whatsoever in a medical context! // It's PC gone mad... :)
17 hrs
  -> fair enough - just applying PC :-)
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