Portuguese term
a favor do vento
Upwind = a favor ou contra o vento?
Contexto: Remova as embalagens do fogo, ficando **a favor do vento** para evitar intoxicação.
| 4 +3 | upwind |
Javier Perez
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| 4 | downwind |
rhandler
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| 3 +1 | keeping your back to the wind |
sarahjeanne (X)
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Mar 22, 2007 05:37: Fabio Descalzi changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (write-in)" from "segurança de produtos químicos" to "segurança de produtos quÃmicos"
Proposed translations
Uruguay
Life Sciences
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
upwind
downwind
windward (windwerd; naut. winderd)
n.
the direction or side from which the wind blows
adv.
in the direction from which the wind blows; toward the wind
adj.
1 moving windward
2 on the side from which the wind blows Opposed to leeward
to windward of
advantageously situated in respect to
Significa o mesmo que:
upwind (upwind)
adv., adj.
in the direction from which the wind is blowing or usually blows
Entendo que ambos signifiquem "contra o vento", pois vão na direção "de onde" sopra o vento (from which the wind is blowing). Compare, agora, com "downwind":
downwind (-wind)
adv., adj.
in the direction in which the wind is blowing or usually blows
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