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to walk the spine of a ridge moving down its flanks

Portuguese translation: ...caminhou a passo rápido ao longo da crista, descendo ocasionalmente pelos flancos da montanha.


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English term or phrase:to walk the spine of a ridge moving down its flanks
Portuguese translation:...caminhou a passo rápido ao longo da crista, descendo ocasionalmente pelos flancos da montanha.
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11:54 Jun 2, 2011
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Science - Archaeology
English term or phrase: to walk the spine of a ridge moving down its flanks
(..) accompanied only by the author carrying a tape recorder and followed by one of the two film crews, headed off across the desert (Marea, Egypt). For the next several hours Tom proceeded at a fast pace to walk the spine of a ridge, occasionally moving down its flanks.

Contexto: um grupo de arqueólogos fazem a primeira expedição em busca da cidade submersa Marea (Egito) e Tom é um deles.
Nicole Rodrigues
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Local time: 19:22
...caminhou a passo rápido ao longo da crista, descendo ocasionalmente pelos flancos da montanha.
Explanation:
Durante várias horas, ele caminha a passo rápido ao longo da crista da montanha, mas de vez em quando desce um pouco pela encosta.
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ftandrade
Local time: 18:22
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4 +1...caminhou a passo rápido ao longo da crista, descendo ocasionalmente pelos flancos da montanha.ftandrade
3 +1mover-se, pela crista da cordilheira/montanha, em direção a seu flanco
Marcos Antonio


  

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mover-se, pela crista da cordilheira/montanha, em direção a seu flanco


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- mover-se, pela crista da cordilheira/montanha, em direção a seu flanco

Marcos Antonio
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agree  coolbrowne: Sim. Qum sabe "caminhar" em vez de "mover-se"?
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
...caminhou a passo rápido ao longo da crista, descendo ocasionalmente pelos flancos da montanha.


Explanation:
Durante várias horas, ele caminha a passo rápido ao longo da crista da montanha, mas de vez em quando desce um pouco pela encosta.

ftandrade
Local time: 18:22
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Perfect, thanks you!

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agree  Marilia Bittencourt
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