lay

Portuguese translation: manequim articulado

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English term or phrase:lay
Portuguese translation:manequim articulado
Entered by: Iara Fino Silva

23:47 Mar 24, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / livro sobre arte
English term or phrase: lay
MANIKIN A small lay figure.
Iara Fino Silva
Local time: 10:19
manequim articulado
Explanation:
Um pequeno manequim articulado.
Um pequeno boneco articulado.
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Karolinska
Brazil
Local time: 10:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3manequim articulado
Karolinska
5lay figure = modelo
Leonor Machado
4insignificante / sem importância
Catarina Lopes


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
manequim articulado


Explanation:
Um pequeno manequim articulado.
Um pequeno boneco articulado.


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/
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Karolinska
Brazil
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Janaina Ribeiro
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agree  Márcia L. Lazzaron
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
insignificante / sem importância


Explanation:
lay figure
n.
1. See mannequin.
2. A subservient or insignificant person.
in http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lay figure

Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 14:19
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
lay figure = modelo


Explanation:
https://www.google.pt/search?q=lay figure&tbm=isch&tbo=u&sou...

Leonor Machado
Local time: 14:19
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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