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giratória

English translation: swivelling

16:35 Nov 29, 2004
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / Cadeiras p/ escrit�rio
Portuguese term or phrase: giratória
Mais uma grande novidade: é empilhável e na parte inferior do assento dispõe de capa de acabamento e proteção contra danos à estrutura. A Linha Turandot vem nas versões fixa, giratória e banco componível, com ou sem apóia-braços. Sua estrutura metálica conta com duas opções de acabamento: preto ou prata.
Priscila
Brazil
Local time: 12:53
English translation:swivelling
Explanation:
As in a swivel seat/chair.
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suesimons
Local time: 16:53
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4 +10swivelling
suesimons
4revolving
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
revolving


Explanation:
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Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clarice Guelfi (X)
12 mins
disagree  Bloomfield: Swivel chair is the usual phrase. Much in the same way you wouldn’t use phrases such as “cadeira viradoura” ou “cadeira virante,” we wouldn’t use “revolving chair,” but swivel chair instead. We do use, though, revolving doors, and those are huge and heavy
5 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
giratória
swivelling


Explanation:
As in a swivel seat/chair.

suesimons
Local time: 16:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
3 mins
  -> Obrigada, Patrícia
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
37 mins
  -> Obrigada, Henrique
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Amy
agree  Sormane Gomes
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Carlos Angelo
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada Carlos
agree  Eduardo Queiroz
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada Eduardo
agree  henley
4 hrs
  -> Mtks
agree  Bloomfield
4 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Claudio Mazotti
12 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Roberto
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