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Chittering sounds

Portuguese translation: sons estridentes, guinchos


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English term or phrase:Chittering sounds
Portuguese translation:sons estridentes, guinchos
Entered by: Claudio Mazotti
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18:07 Oct 9, 2009
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: Chittering sounds
"There could be bats inside there. Chittering sounds are a sure sign that bats are nearby"
xxxAmaralina
sons estridentes, guinchos
Explanation:
Segundo a definição em inglês...

A noite o pavão prefere se proteger em cima de árvores ou arbustos um pouco mais altos, de lá ele emite os sons estridentes avisando as demais aves sobre a ...
www.bicodocorvo.com.br/animais/.../pavao-azul
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Grading comment
É exatamente isso, perfeito! Muito obrigada a todos.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4sons estridentes, guinchosClaudio Mazotti
4trinados
Marlene Curtis
4sond agudos e curtos de alguns pássaros e insectosJoão Araújo
3sons sibilantes
Teresa Borges


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chittering sounds
sond agudos e curtos de alguns pássaros e insectos


Explanation:
Sug.

João Araújo
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chittering sounds
trinados


Explanation:
chitter = chirp = chatter = trinados

[PDF] CENTRO CULTURAL DOS POVOS DA AMAZÔNIA - CCPA BIODIVERSIDADE ... - [ Translate this page ]File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
humano), mas podemos ouvir alguns trinados dos morcegos quando estes estão por perto. Poucas espécies que se alimentam de grandes insetos utilizam sons que ...
www.povosdamazonia.am.gov.br/pdf/bio_vol2.pdf

chirp
v. utter the short sharp sound of a bird, peep, twitter; chirp like a cricket

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marisa Colb(BR): Outra opção...
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chittering sounds
sons sibilantes


Explanation:
Sugestão...

Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 19
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
chittering sounds
sons estridentes, guinchos


Explanation:
Segundo a definição em inglês...

A noite o pavão prefere se proteger em cima de árvores ou arbustos um pouco mais altos, de lá ele emite os sons estridentes avisando as demais aves sobre a ...
www.bicodocorvo.com.br/animais/.../pavao-azul

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
É exatamente isso, perfeito! Muito obrigada a todos.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marisa Colb(BR)
1 hr
  -> obrigado!

agree  imatahan
1 hr
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agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
18 hrs
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agree  Priscila Diniz
1 day23 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Oct 12, 2009 - Changes made by Claudio Mazotti:
Edited KOG entry's old entry - "Chittering sounds " => "sons estridentes, guinchos"


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