Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

na direção de eixo longitudinal do corpo

English translation:

in the body lengthwise direction

Added to glossary by rhandler
Nov 7, 2006 23:27
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term

na direção de eixo longitudinal do corpo

Portuguese to English Other Medical (general)
Se houver necessidade de um movimento de emergência, arrastar cada vítima na direção de eixo longitudinal do corpo - jamais lateralmente

Proposed translations

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in the body lengthwise direction

Assim diria. Veja estes exemplos:

Racing swimsuit - Patent 6647550A swimsuit according to claim 1, further comprising a non-water repellent region formed in the shape of stripes parallel to the body lengthwise direction of ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/6647550.html

Racing swimsuit - US Patent 6647550... turbulence occurred on the surface of the swimsuit of a racer by the formation of a plurality of fine grooves parallel to a body lengthwise direction. ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/6647550.html

07014256
... in a vehicle body lengthwise direction and a vehicle body crosswise direction and linked to an engine or a suspension, the floor panel comprising: ...
www1.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week12/OG/html/1304-3/US07014256-20060321.html

Peer comment(s):

neutral Dr Sue Levy (X) : this is patentese - normal people don't speak like that ;-)//normal people are those who don't write patents, lol
7 hrs
This is not what our colleague isarcat thinks of it. BTW, who is this "normal people" you mentioned?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muito obrigada a todos pela ajuda!"
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45 mins

along the body's longitudinal axis

It is a rather odd way of saying it, but it leaves no room for ambiguity

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Note added at 50 mins (2006-11-08 00:18:14 GMT)
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My suggestion is more "medical textbook" jargon, but you could use
rhandler's suggestion, adapted to: "along the body's lengthwise direction" if you want to keep it less formal and closer to the spoken language
Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos : Lots of very good references on the Internet.
16 mins
Thank ye!! :)
agree Susy Ordaz
6 hrs
thank you! :)
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2 days 11 hrs

lengthwise/in a lengthwise direction

never sideways or never in a lateral direction
I think we might use these terms

The victim's family, friends, or other associates are the most common examples. ... body in a lengthwise or oblique direction rather than around the body as ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-0205(195809%2F10)49%3A3%3C280%3AHMEOTB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-A

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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2006-11-10 10:56:54 GMT)
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or never laterally
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