ao longo de

English translation: over a period of

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Portuguese term or phrase:	ao longo de
English translation:	over a period of
Entered by:	Luiza Modesto

15:20 Apr 3, 2007

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: ao longo de

Na Figura 3 estão representados os perfis de emissão de quimioluminescência por luminol, após adição de cisplatina, ao longo de 300 segundos.

Pelo que eu entendi até agora, a cisplatina foi adicionada lentamente durante 300 segundos e a quimioluminescência do luminol foi determinada ao long deste tempo para quantificar a geração de radicais livres e espécies reativas de oxigênio.

Luiza Modesto KudoZ activity Questions: 167 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 1627 Brazil
Local time: 16:27

over a period of

Explanation:
"for" is correct, but I often use this phrasing to emphasize the durative nature of the action

Selected response from:

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 14:27

Grading comment

Obrigada a todos pela ajuda. Thank you very much Edgar. That´s exactly what I needed, to emphasize ... :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +7

over a period of

Edgar Potter

4 +1

for

Clauwolf

across / along

Marcia Gascon

throughout

rhandler

alongside of

Joon Oh

during a time period of (300 seconds)

Luisa Moura Almeida

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

for

Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 10

8 mins confidence:

during a time period of (300 seconds)

Explanation:
:-))

Luisa Moura Almeida
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

Dutch

8 mins confidence:

across / along

Explanation:
across
adv. de lado a lado; através de; transversalmente; no outro lado

ao longo

along

Marcia Gascon
Brazil
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

over a period of

Explanation:
"for" is correct, but I often use this phrasing to emphasize the durative nature of the action

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Obrigada a todos pela ajuda. Thank you very much Edgar. That´s exactly what I needed, to emphasize ... :)

17 mins confidence:

throughout

Explanation:
Acho que assim ficará bom: throughout 300 seconds. Veja estes exemplos:

Mathematicians throughout the year
Mathematicians' anniversaries throughout the year. Today. January, February, March. 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 ...
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Day_files/Year.html

TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT HISTORY
Simple to read presentation of tools in the stone, bronze, and iron ages.
www.bergen.org/technology/techis.html

If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History
CMGWeb. If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History. Home · If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History · Links. fox.news.civil.rights.jpg ...
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1ldyn/id2.html

rhandler
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 26

26 mins confidence:

alongside of

Explanation:
conf. dicionário; alongside of, alonside, along, by

Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of:

Korean,

Portuguese

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