oca

English translation: hollow

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Portuguese term or phrase:	oco
English translation:	hollow
Entered by:	Daniel Marcus

12:31 Feb 14, 2003

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space / astronomy

Portuguese term or phrase: oca

Quando olhamos para o ceu estrelado temos a sensacao de que o local onde os encontramos esta no centro de uma bola oca gigantesca.

Is the colour ochre? If so it doesn't make sense to me, since the night sky is anything but ochre.

Daniel Marcus KudoZ activity Questions: 119 (none open) Answers: 485 United Kingdom
Local time: 08:37

hollow

Explanation:
'in the centre of a giant, hollow ball!'

Regards.

Selected response from:

Maria Teresa Bermudes
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:37

Grading comment

Of course it's hollow. My brain is slow today, as I've got a heavy cold. Thanks to everyone
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +9

hollow

Maria Teresa Bermudes

5 +2

empty

António Ribeiro

void

Forna (X)

blank sphere

Clauwolf

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

hollow

Explanation:
'in the centre of a giant, hollow ball!'

Regards.

Maria Teresa Bermudes
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:37
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Of course it's hollow. My brain is slow today, as I've got a heavy cold. Thanks to everyone

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

empty

Explanation:
... gigantic empty ball

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Note added at 2003-02-14 12:46:45 (GMT)
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ou, ...huge/immense empty ball

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Note added at 2003-02-14 13:07:30 (GMT)
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Não tem nada a ver com a cor ocre, mas sim com um espaço vazio

António Ribeiro
Local time: 17:37
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 3

1 hr confidence:

void

Explanation:
Sky Lights: Much Ado About Nothing -
... would have you believe that the night sky is full ... marks the atom's outer bounds; the rest is a void. ... similarly compacted, it would fit into a ball smaller than ...
www.discover.com/july_02/featsky.html - 8k

Forna (X)

3 hrs confidence:

blank sphere

Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 04:37
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

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