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towering spires

Portuguese translation: torres ou pináculos destacados/elevados/ altaneiros

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English term or phrase:towering spires
Portuguese translation:torres ou pináculos destacados/elevados/ altaneiros
Entered by: Danik 2014

11:45 Sep 6, 2015
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: towering spires
Gostaria de ver opiniões de tradução para o termo "towering spires" no seguinte contexto: "Oxford with its towering spires and historic sights..."

Obrigado!
Ricardo Cidra
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:18
torres destacadas/elevadas/ altaneiras
Explanation:
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Danik 2014
Brazil
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4pináculos vertiginosos
Nick Taylor
4 +1campanários OU pináculos eminentes
Leonor Machado
4flechas das torres
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4torres destacadas/elevadas/ altaneiras
Danik 2014
4coruchéus imponentes
andrescardoso
4 -1imponentes pináculos (torres)
airmailrpl


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
flechas das torres


Explanation:
Em PT(pt), diria assim...

Os rendilhados de pedra onde se cruzam os arcobotantes, as flechas das torres, os pináculos, gárgulas, rosas e rosáceas… a catedral não cessa de deslumbrar o visitante.
http://www.france.fr/pt/locais-e-monumentos/catedral-de-char...



Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 11:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 147
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pináculos vertiginosos


Explanation:
pináculos vertiginosos

Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti: gostei, tb sugiro pináculos imponentes
1 hr
  -> That works too. Thanks Claudio
agree  Mario Freitas: Sim, em Pt-Br "imponentes" seria o termo ideal.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Mário
agree  expressisverbis: Gosto mais de "pináculos imponentes" sugerido pelo Cláudio Mazotti.
23 hrs
  -> fair enough express
agree  Rafael Mantovani
1 day 3 mins
  -> thanks Rafael
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
campanários OU pináculos eminentes


Explanation:
Sug

Leonor Machado
Local time: 11:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 104

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gisela Park: Acho que seria eminentes pináculos. Campanário seria exclusivamente para igrejas.
2 hrs
  -> Obg pela observação.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
imponentes pináculos (torres)


Explanation:
towering spires => imponentes pináculos (torres)



[PDF]Untitled
www.saidadeemergencia.com/.../Extravagncias.pdf?...
... da tarde outonal transformava os pináculos e as agulhas das torres em ouro, e cintilava nas .... Os Colégios da Universidade de Oxford são uma espécie de ... com as lojas de marca e as sapatarias e, ainda mais longe, a área imponente.

Ficha formativa cultura da catedral - SlideShare
www.pt.slideshare.net/.../ficha-formativa-cultura-da-catedr...
May 6, 2012 - ... Casentino, Paris (onde estudou filosofia e teologia), talvez Oxford, Pisa e .... largura das paredes - as rosáceas tornam-se imponentes, permitindo uma ... no alto das torres e telhados, pináculos eflechas se perdem no céu.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 07:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Claudio Mazotti: pela sua falta de companheirismo!!!
3 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
torres destacadas/elevadas/ altaneiras


Explanation:
Sugestão

Danik 2014
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 47
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
coruchéus imponentes


Explanation:
Eis aí uma outra alternativa.

andrescardoso
Brazil
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in SpanishSpanish
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