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evolução

English translation: great improvement


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Portuguese term or phrase:evolução
English translation:great improvement
Entered by: Cintia Galbo
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18:24 Nov 11, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Marketing / Market Research / motocicletas
Portuguese term or phrase: evolução
Este motor é tido como uma evolução do modelo anterior, que ainda funciona muito bem, já está ultrapassado.
Cintia Galbo
great improvement
Explanation:
one presumes we don't evolve backwards
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 12:12
Grading comment
Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3upgraded version
Gilmar Fernandes
4development
Ana Vozone
4great improvement
Douglas Bissell
4optimizationUirapuru@BR
3based on
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
evolution
great improvement


Explanation:
one presumes we don't evolve backwards

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
Obrigada!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
evolution
optimization


Explanation:
suggestion

Uirapuru@BR
Brazil
Local time: 08:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
upgraded version


Explanation:
another suggestion....I've heard this term referring to car designs and so forth.....perhaps it could apply to motorcyles as well

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 07:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Vieyra: updated version...
18 mins
  -> You say "tomaahto", I say "tomato" :) Thanks Marian!

agree  Verginia Ophof
30 mins
  -> Thanks Verginia!

agree  silvia367325
1 hr
  -> Thanks Silvia :)
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
based on


Explanation:
As Douglas notes, the evolution part is implied.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Revolution engine is based on the VR-1000 Superbike race program, developed by Harley-Davidson's Powertrain Engineering team and Porsche Engineering in Stuttgart, Germany.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Davidson_VRSC
T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
development


Explanation:
Develop and evolve are 'sister' terms...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 12:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Changes made by editors
Nov 11, 2010 - Changes made by Fernanda Rocha:
Term askedevolution => evolução


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