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a way of harvesting rainwater

Portuguese translation: uma forma de cultivar com águas de chuva

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English term or phrase:a way of harvesting rainwater
Portuguese translation:uma forma de cultivar com águas de chuva
Entered by: Flavio Steffen

11:33 Oct 2, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture
English term or phrase: a way of harvesting rainwater
Vetiver hedges are a way of harvesting rainwater so you can grow vegetables/crops for a longer period.

European Pt. TIA.
Karen Sarama (X)
uma forma de cultivar com águas de chuva
Explanation:


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v., -vest·ed, -vest·ing, -vests.
v.tr.
3. To extract from a culture or a living or recently deceased body, especially for har·vest

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rain·wa·ter
n.
Water that has fallen as rain and contains little dissolved mineral matter.

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Ou "Uma forma de cultivo usando água de chuva"
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Flavio Steffen
Brazil
Local time: 22:32
Grading comment
Obrigada Flávio.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
1 +7uma forma de armazenar águas pluviais
Ana Almeida
5 +2uma forma de cultivar com águas de chuva
Flavio Steffen
4 +1uma forma de coletar a água das chuvas
Sonia Augusto
4uma possibilidade de recolher (agua de) chuva
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
uma possibilidade de recolher (agua de) chuva


Explanation:
uma possibilidade de recolher (agua de) chuva

pmatos
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
uma forma de cultivar com águas de chuva


Explanation:


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Do Answer.com
v., -vest·ed, -vest·ing, -vests.
v.tr.
3. To extract from a culture or a living or recently deceased body, especially for har·vest

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-10-02 11:47:42 GMT)
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rain·wa·ter
n.
Water that has fallen as rain and contains little dissolved mineral matter.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-10-02 11:48:15 GMT)
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Ou "Uma forma de cultivo usando água de chuva"


Flavio Steffen
Brazil
Local time: 22:32
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Obrigada Flávio.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Indra Sweeney: Right on! To harvest implies collecting, not just storing
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Indra.
agree  Clauwolf: na mosca
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Claudio.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
uma forma de coletar a água das chuvas


Explanation:
Nesse contexto, o verbo coletar costuma ser usado em lugar de colher ou recolher (que pelo sentido também estão corretos).

Sonia Augusto
Brazil
Local time: 22:32
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luiza Modesto: (PTBR-coletar) A vetiver hedge keeps water and soil nutrients in your field. When you keep water and nutrients in the soil, your crop yields will increase. http://www.farmradio.org/english/radio-scripts/43-3script_en...
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +7
uma forma de armazenar águas pluviais


Explanation:
Penso que pode ser traduzido assim.

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Por lapso, saiu 1 em vez de 4 no grau de confiança.

Ana Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 02:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cybeles Lehner: ... uma forma de armazenar água de chuva para que se possa cultivar por períodos mais longos...
34 mins
  -> Obrigada, Cybeles
agree  António Ribeiro: Correcto.
43 mins
  -> Obrigada, António
agree  Eliane Rio Branco
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Eliane
agree  Eugenia Lourenco
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Eugenia
agree  Luiza Modesto: Prefiro coletar neste caso. :) // Oops, desculpe, não havia reparado no detalhe (PTPT). :)
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Luiza, mas a colega pede especificamente PT europeu e a sua sugestão não se ajusta de forma alguma a este caso. Colectar tem para nós uma conotação fiscal :-)
agree  Jorge Freire: Eu usaria águas da chuva, pois pluviais, aqui, parece ter um tom pretencioso desnecessário. Mas está bem de qualquer modo
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Jorge. O objectivo foi só o do rigor :-)
agree  Khrysty (X)
11 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Khrysty
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