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swoosh

Portuguese translation: meia elipse

17:22 Nov 19, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / vocabulary
English term or phrase: swoosh
swoosh? Nike's logo is known as "the swoosh"... but I can't get the meaning in Portuguese...
Cybeles Lehner
Brazil
Portuguese translation:meia elipse
Explanation:
What I found, but may be better not to translate it as it seems to be a Nike trade name.
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Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 16:08
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Thanks to all.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Don`t translate
Maria Murta
4virgula
kashew
3 +1meia elipse
Paul Dixon
4esguichado
Gilmar Fernandes


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
virgula


Explanation:
Also known as a tick in English.

kashew
France
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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meia elipse


Explanation:
What I found, but may be better not to translate it as it seems to be a Nike trade name.


    Reference: http://blog.morandini.com.br/2008/09/03/coloca-um-swoosh
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 16:08
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins: Indeed. Perhaps, describe it between parenthesis.
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esguichado


Explanation:
From MICHAELIS dictionary:
swoosh
[swu:] n esguichado, jorro. • vt+vi fazer barulho de jorro ou esguichada.

But I would just translate it as "logomarca da Nike"

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 15:08
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Don`t translate


Explanation:
Nike is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythologyand the symbol the 'swoosh' represents one of the wings of the goddess. It is know as it is so you don`t need to translate it.

Maria Murta
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcos Antonio
9 mins

agree  Marlene Curtis
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agree  skport
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agree  Heloisa Xavier
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agree  Luciana Roppa
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