estacionalidade

English translation: seasonability

14:07 Nov 26, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / seeds/farming
Portuguese term or phrase: estacionalidade
o Mombaça produziu....e apresentou menor estacionalidade de produção que o Colonião...
milena mignossi ferreira
Brazil
Local time: 07:06
English translation:seasonability
Explanation:
É o que a palavra me sugere...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:06
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1seasonal (production)
R. Alex Jenkins
3 +1seasonability
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
3seasonality
liz askew
3seasonality
Ana Vozone


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
seasonability


Explanation:
É o que a palavra me sugere...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof
8 mins
  -> Obrigada Verginia!

neutral  liz askew: I am unable to find this word:) now found...
1 hr
  -> Never mind for the neutral...
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
seasonality


Explanation:
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
seasonality


Explanation:
Será isto?

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Note added at 11 mins (2014-11-26 14:18:08 GMT)
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http://grammar.about.com/od/alightersideofwriting/a/Seasonab...

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Note added at 12 mins (2014-11-26 14:19:22 GMT)
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Posted this virtually at the same time as Liz. Will leave my post so that Milena can have a look at some additional info.

Example sentence(s):
  • The use of forage legumes in this paper is discussed in the contexts of seasonality of other feeds,
  • A 10-year study of seasonality showed that a diverse planting of varieties can

    Reference: http://www.grassland.org.nz/publications/nzgrassland_publica...
Ana Vozone
Local time: 10:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
seasonal (production)


Explanation:
Looking at the way the sentence reads:
"...e apresentou menor estacionalidade de produção que o Colonião".

The word "produção" is very important here and should read something like:

"...and had lower seasonal production than the Colonião".



R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Purdom: I think production should be used as an adjective, you've changed the meaning which is that production is less dependent on the season
3 hrs
  -> TBH, I don't like the use of "seasonality" or "seasonability" in any of the previous posts, hence my post. What would you suggest, as you've only posted non-aggressive neutrals to other peoples' comments?

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel :)
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