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largada/chegada

English translation: start and finish

13:58 Feb 20, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: largada/chegada
...a largada foi em Miami,
a chegada em Nova York, e a comemoração em ...(com referência a um rally)
andrea maia
English translation:start and finish
Explanation:
to keep the same register in English as Portuguese

OR

It started in Miami and finished in NY
Selected response from:

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +10start and finish
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 +1departure/starting point...arrival/finishing point
Fiona N�voa
5start/starting line - finish/finishing line
MJ Barber
5 -1Take-off / arrival
Theodore Fink


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
departure/starting point...arrival/finishing point


Explanation:
used in car raciong or rally racing.

Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 259

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agree  jmf (X)
10 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
start and finish


Explanation:
to keep the same register in English as Portuguese

OR

It started in Miami and finished in NY

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3273
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MJ Barber: sorry, didn't see you there when I posted
1 min
agree  Mariana Nabas
2 mins
agree  Valeria Verona
4 mins
agree  Carlos Martins: it also seems more appropriate when talking about a rally
15 mins
agree  Colin Brayton: yep
27 mins
agree  Theodore Fink
2 hrs
agree  henley
2 hrs
agree  JoeM
2 hrs
agree  António Ribeiro
8 hrs
agree  John Punchard
8 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
start/starting line - finish/finishing line


Explanation:
see ref


    Reference: http://www.dakarrally.co.uk/dakar.htm
MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 01:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 125
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Take-off / arrival


Explanation:
Being an air trip, Saida is Departure but Largada is take-off (decolagem is not much used in Portuguese, but take of is common in English).

Chegada is Arrival. Had they said Pouso I would have said landing.

Theodore Fink
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 337

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  MJ Barber: correct for air travel, but this is a motor rally
41 mins
  -> OOPS! Didn't notice that, sorry. "Start/Finish" is correct
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