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Portuguese translation: derrapou (span=past tense of spin)

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English term or phrase:span
Portuguese translation:derrapou (span=past tense of spin)
Entered by: Mario Freitas

16:15 Oct 15, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: span
As spectators have come to expect from the final round of races, the start was quite rough, with the red flag being shown to restart the race after XXnome do corredorXX span.

Corridas de automóveis.
Sandra B.
Portugal
Local time: 16:07
derrapou (span=past tense of spin)
Explanation:
It's archaic, but it's the past tense of "to spin", I think.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spin
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 12:07
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7derrapou (span=past tense of spin)
Mario Freitas
4 +2o carro de xxxx ter sofrido uma derrapagem
Ana Vozone
5despistou
Nick Taylor
4após XXXX ter derrapado OU após a derrapagem de XXX
Leonor Machado


Discussion entries: 1





  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
derrapou (span=past tense of spin)


Explanation:
It's archaic, but it's the past tense of "to spin", I think.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spin

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 12:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 357

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linda Miranda: Of course!
6 mins
  -> Obrigado, Linda!
agree  expressisverbis: Capotou talvez...
7 mins
  -> É possível. O sujeito nem deveria ter usado "span" né? Obrigado.
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
11 mins
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
25 mins
  -> Obrigado, Gilmar!
agree  Rodrigo Cayres
36 mins
  -> Obrigado, Rodrigo!
agree  Geraldo Quintas: Tb se pode usar 'patinou', pelo menos em pt-pt...
1 hr
  -> Sim, em PT-Br também. Obrigado, Geraldo!
agree  Francisco Fernandes
4 days
  -> Obrigado, Chico!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
o carro de xxxx ter sofrido uma derrapagem


Explanation:
Sugestão. Para PT-PT e PT-BR

Example sentence(s):
  • Segundo a vítima, ele teria sofrido uma derrapagem com a moto, resultando na queda, com o impacto, sofreu a fratura,................
  • Nicanor pilotava uma Moto Yamaha, 250 Cilindradas, cor vermelha, quando teria sofrido uma derrapagem numa curva e caiu da moto em alta
Ana Vozone
Local time: 16:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 132

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rui Domingues
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Rui!
agree  Francisco Fernandes
4 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
após XXXX ter derrapado OU após a derrapagem de XXX


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 166
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
despistou


Explanation:
despistou

Nick Taylor
Local time: 16:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 341
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