Chapada

English translation: Chapada

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Portuguese term or phrase:	Chapada
English translation:	Chapada
Entered by:	Claudio Mazotti

22:50 May 14, 2005

Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Religion

Portuguese term or phrase: Chapada

Chapada de São Francisco Xavier

zabrowa KudoZ activity Questions: 1684 (1 open) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 13
Local time: 03:19

Chapada (original name in this case)

Explanation:
I would recommend to keep the original form because it refers to the name of the place.

... Other States in Brazil (27) ... Chapada da Lagoa; Chapada da Sindá; Chapada da
Vereda; Chapada de São Francisco; Chapada de São Miguel; Chapada do Acude ...
piaui.takingitglobal.org/ - 249k

... Other City Sites in Piaui, Brazil (3237) ... Chapada da Vereda; Chapada de
São Francisco; Chapada de São Miguel; Chapada do Acude; Chapada do Barrocão ...
teresina.piaui.takingitglobal.org/

Selected response from:

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil

Grading comment

Yes. This seems best

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

Chapada (original name in this case)

Claudio Mazotti

5 +3

Plateau

Simone Tosta

Tableland

António Ribeiro

Answers

8 mins confidence:

Tableland

Explanation:
Outra sugestão.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 11:19
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Chapada (original name in this case)

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Yes. This seems best

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Plateau

Explanation:
:)

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formed 1.8 billion years ago, Chapada dos Veadeiros (Veadeiros Plateau) is
the most ... Being an area of incomparable beauty, Chapada dos Veadeiros is ...
www.chapada.com/english/chapadaeng.htm - 11k

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... (Pantanal) to the Plateau (Chapada), climbing about 500m in 164 km. Waking up
in Chapada, you can have this last day to have wonderful panoramic views ...
www.amazonadventures.com/pantanaltour.htm -

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Discover Brazil - Travel Information About Chapada Diamantina ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... Lençois, (pronounced len-soiz) and Mucuge, the main villages in the Chapada
Diamantina (Diamond Plateau), lie 250 miles west of Salvador. ...
discoverbrazil.com/aboutchapadadiamantina.cfm

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Chapada = Planalto = \"Plateau\" em inglês. Não concordo que \"Chapada\" seja parte do nome dos lugares mencionados pelo colega KlausinSP. Ao contrário, ressalta o tipo de relevo do lugar.

Simone Tosta
Mexico
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

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