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contribuem

English translation: help to [define]

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Portuguese term or phrase:contribuem
English translation:help to [define]
Entered by: zabrowa

15:51 May 27, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Linguistics / Phonology
Portuguese term or phrase: contribuem
Os casos observados nos quais as vogais nasais ocorrem sem a presença de coda nasal, apesar de serem raros, também contribuem para a definição do traço subjacente nasal das vogais /~i , ~a, ~u/.
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The rare cases in which the nasal vowels occur without the nasal coda also participate in defining the underlying nasal feature of the /~i , ~a, ~u/ vowels
zabrowa
Local time: 18:46
help to [define]
Explanation:
Your "participates in" is pretty good. I use "help to" a lot for "contribuir para."
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 09:46
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2contribute
Nathalie Tomaz
3 +1also contribute
claudia estanislau
4further justifies / serves as an additional reason
Andrea Nagy
4help to [define]
Muriel Vasconcellos


Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
contribute


Explanation:
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Nathalie Tomaz
France
Local time: 18:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Karra
22 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  airmailrpl: -
3 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
also contribute


Explanation:
The rare cases in which the nasal vowels occur without the nasal coda also contribute to the defining of the underlying nasal feature of the /~i , ~a, ~u/ vowels

claudia estanislau
Local time: 17:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nathalie Tomaz: onde esta a diferença. A pergunta é sobre "contribuem". O colega sabe traduzir "também"
2 mins
  -> não existe diferença nenhuma, apenas que quando submeti a resposta a sua já lá estava, isso por vezes acontece, a minha resposta também está correcta foi infelicidade termos respondido ao mesmo tempo mas é comum acontecer
agree  cristina estanislau
17 mins
  -> obrigada Cristina
agree  airmailrpl: -
3 hrs
  -> obrigada airmailpt
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
further justifies / serves as an additional reason


Explanation:
See my note.

Andrea Nagy
Local time: 18:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
Notes to answerer
Asker: This looks good. Thanks!

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
help to [define]


Explanation:
Your "participates in" is pretty good. I use "help to" a lot for "contribuir para."

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 09:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2542
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