river-rock imagery

Portuguese translation: Seixos

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English term or phrase:river-rock imagery
Portuguese translation:Seixos
Entered by: Penn (X)

16:06 Apr 30, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: river-rock imagery
On wall, ceramic tile with river-rock imagery carries through theme of ruggedness
Penn (X)
Seixos
Explanation:
River rock são seixos, as pedras arredonadadas pelo desgaste que são encontradas nos rios e na praia. No Aurélio, a definição abaixo é para seixo rolado, mas pode dispensar o rolado e usar só seixos mesmo:
Seixo (1) sem arestas, porque arredondado pelo desgaste, e que se encontra à beira-mar e em margens e leitos de rios caudalosos

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Silvio Picinini
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5 +1Seixos
Silvio Picinini
4 +2com motivos de seixos
Roberto Cavalcanti


  

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Seixos


Explanation:
River rock são seixos, as pedras arredonadadas pelo desgaste que são encontradas nos rios e na praia. No Aurélio, a definição abaixo é para seixo rolado, mas pode dispensar o rolado e usar só seixos mesmo:
Seixo (1) sem arestas, porque arredondado pelo desgaste, e que se encontra à beira-mar e em margens e leitos de rios caudalosos




    Saw river rocks in Home Depot store
Silvio Picinini
United States
Local time: 23:09
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1393
Grading comment
Obrigado

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agree  Paulo Celestino Guimaraes
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
com motivos de seixos


Explanation:
imagery= coleção de imagens, motivos

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 03:09
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7462

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agree  Paulo Celestino Guimaraes
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agree  Renée Levié (X)
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