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norte verdadeiro

English translation: true north/geodetic north

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Portuguese term or phrase:norte verdadeiro
English translation:true north/geodetic north
Entered by: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

19:09 Dec 18, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / planejamento urbano
Portuguese term or phrase: norte verdadeiro
elementos relevantes do levantamento planialtimétrico, em especial as curvas de nível de metro em metro, a quadrícula e a origem do sistema de referência adotado, o norte verdadeiro, o perímetro do assentamento precário, os acessos, ...
Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 17:07
true north
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_north
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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3 +8true north
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4 +7true north / geodetic north
Katarina Peters


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
true north


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_north

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Godinho
2 mins
agree  David Hollywood: exactly
18 mins
agree  Luiza Modesto
21 mins
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
1 hr
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: -
9 hrs
agree  Margarida Ataide
15 hrs
agree  Antonio Valentim
3 days 13 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
true north / geodetic north


Explanation:
...

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Godinho
0 min
  -> Thanks, Arthur.
agree  David Hollywood: a little slower but spot on :)
16 mins
  -> Thank David :)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
1 hr
  -> Thank you Teresa
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Muriel
agree  airmailrpl: -
9 hrs
  -> Thank you airmailrpl
agree  Margarida Ataide
15 hrs
  -> Thank you itineuropa
agree  Lais Leite
2 days 21 hrs
  -> Thank you Lais
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