Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

blowing snow

Portuguese translation:

neve soprada

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-01-10 14:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jan 7, 2013 11:50
11 yrs ago
5 viewers *
English term

blowing snow

Non-PRO English to Portuguese Science Meteorology
This phrase appeared to me in a software string regarding weather.
I can find several explanations in English (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowing_snow) but no correspondence in Portuguese.
Could you please give me a hand?

Proposed translations

+2
1 hr
Selected

neve soprada

De acordo com Jefferson C. Simões, "Glossário da Língua Portuguesa da Neve, do Gelo e Termos Correlatos", Pesquisa Antártica Brasileira (2004) 4: 119-154, (Brazilian Antarctic Research), ISSN 0103-4049. página 145.

Peer comment(s):

agree Luiza Modesto : it's what i wanted to suggest
1 hr
Obrigado!
agree Isabel Avelino
3 hrs
Obrigado!
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you! Obrigada! :)"
53 mins

neve em suspensão (baixa)

Encontrei aqui (tb associado à aviação). Pode ser que ajude...
http://www.vatsim.com.br/forumbrz/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11677
Something went wrong...
22 hrs

neve ao vento

Sugestão:

Aqui no Brasil, em tempo muito seco o vento "levanta" a poeira. Dificultando, às vezes, dependendo de sua intensidade a visibilidade. Imagino que blowing snow tem o mesmo princípio. A neve se "levanta" com o vento.
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search