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mal súbito

English translation: sudden illness

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Portuguese term or phrase:mal súbito
English translation:sudden illness
Entered by: Sylvio Kauffmann

01:35 Aug 14, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Portuguese term or phrase: mal súbito
o número de mal súbitos em estações de metrô...
Sylvio Kauffmann
Brazil
Local time: 19:42
the [high] number of people who feel ill suddenly in the subway stations
Explanation:

who experience a sudden malaise [use italics; it's a French word but used in English]
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Thanks Jane!
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5the [high] number of people who feel ill suddenly in the subway stations
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4the number of people who suddenly feel ill in subway stations
Ana Paula Miraldo
3sudden illness
Ana Rita Santiago


  

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the [high] number of people who feel ill suddenly in the subway stations


Explanation:

who experience a sudden malaise [use italics; it's a French word but used in English]

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3273
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Thanks Jane!
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the number of people who suddenly feel ill in subway stations


Explanation:
it sounds better to me

Ana Paula Miraldo
Local time: 23:42
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 28
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sudden illness


Explanation:
Mal súbito é um termo médico e creio que o correspondente em inglês é "sudden illness". Confira no endereço abaixo:
http://library.thinkquest.org/10624/health.html

Ana Rita Santiago
Brazil
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 288
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