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moisture wicking

Portuguese translation: absorção de umidade

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English term or phrase:moisture wicking
Portuguese translation:absorção de umidade
Entered by: Gino Amaral

22:15 Mar 10, 2003
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Textile
English term or phrase: moisture wicking
Contexto > Content: 100% polyester with MOISTURE WICKING properties.
Gino Amaral
Brazil
Local time: 23:31
100% poliester com propriedades de absorção de umidade
Explanation:
wick·ing, wicks. To convey or be conveyed by capillary action: absorbent cloth that wicks moisture away from the skin; water gradually wicking up through the bricks. [Middle English wike, from Old English w¶oce.]

American Heritage :-)
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Lúcia Lopes
Brazil
Local time: 23:31
Grading comment
Bate exatamente com o que havia provisoriamente escrito em meu trabalho.

Obrigado a todos!
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Summary of answers provided
5com propriedades absortivas
Henrique Serra
5100% poliester com propriedades de absorção de umidade
Lúcia Lopes
3 +1umedecimento de mecha/pavio
Clauwolf


  

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umedecimento de mecha/pavio


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-03-10 22:25:20 (GMT)
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Do granddicionnaire:

wicking
tissu de mèche de lampe n. m



Clauwolf
Local time: 23:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 84

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com propriedades absortivas


Explanation:
ou ainda melhor, com boa absorção.

Como é um tecido, as propriedades são de absorção (do suor, principalmente).

Veja as páginas:

http://www.capecodshops.com/Mall/Catalog/Product/ASP/product...

http://www.kokatat.com/insulation.htm




    Reference: http://www.kokatat.com/insulation.htm
Henrique Serra
United States
Local time: 20:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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100% poliester com propriedades de absorção de umidade


Explanation:
wick·ing, wicks. To convey or be conveyed by capillary action: absorbent cloth that wicks moisture away from the skin; water gradually wicking up through the bricks. [Middle English wike, from Old English w¶oce.]

American Heritage :-)

Lúcia Lopes
Brazil
Local time: 23:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Bate exatamente com o que havia provisoriamente escrito em meu trabalho.

Obrigado a todos!
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