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English term or phrase:	harmattan winds
Portuguese translation:	harmatão
Entered by:	Teresa Borges

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11:52 Jul 18, 2010

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Geography

English term or phrase: harmattan winds

Context:
The country experiences monsoon conditions in the rainy season, and harmattan winds (hot, dry, dust-laden air from the Sahara) during dry season (Dec-April)

1) É assim mesmo que se diz no Brasil? "Vento harmatão"?

2) Se for:
- ventos harmatões?
- ventos harmatão?
ou deixo no singular mesmo
- vento harmatão?

Grato,

Português do Brasil*

Nicole Rodrigues KudoZ activity Questions: 610 (11 open) (51 closed without grading) Answers: 30 Sweden
Local time: 22:10

harmatão

Explanation:
Em PT(pt), diria assim. Trata-se de um vento extremamente quente que sopra no Senegal...

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Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 22:10

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:) obrigada!
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harmatão

Teresa Borges

vento(s) Harmattan

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

Discussion entries: 2

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10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

harmatão

Explanation:
Em PT(pt), diria assim. Trata-se de um vento extremamente quente que sopra no Senegal...

Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 22:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

:) obrigada!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Ventos harmatão?

3 hrs confidence:

vento(s) Harmattan

Explanation:
Se for para o Brasil usaria Harmattan. Veja exemplos dos 2 maiores jornais:

G1 > Mundo - NOTÍCIAS - Preço do cacau alcança seu nível mais alto ...
G1 O Portal de Notícias da Globo. 16/12/09 - 07h06 - Atualizado em 16/12/09 - 07h05 ... é o chamado "harmattan", o vento seco e poeirento que sopra do Saara a partir de janeiro. Se o harmattan for forte, pode atrapalhar a floração, ...
g1.globo.com/Noticias/.../0,,MUL1416656-5602,00.html - Em cache

16 dez. 2009 ... Folha Online · Experimente a nova Folha Digital ... é o chamado harmattan, o vento seco e poeirento que sopra do Saara a partir de janeiro. ...
www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/.../ult91u667185.shtml - Em cache - Similares
g1.globo.com/Noticias/.../0,,MUL1416656-5602,00.html - Em cache

HowStuffWorks - Informações básicas sobre a Guiné Bissau
... estação de chuvas de monções (junho a novembro) com ventos do sudoeste; estação seca (dezembro a maio) com ventos harmattan vindos do nordeste. ...
pessoas.hsw.uol.com.br › ... › Educação - Em cache - Similares

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of:

Norwegian,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 27

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Jul 20, 2010 - Changes made by Teresa Borges:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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