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being laid in a design

Portuguese translation: tinham sido aplicados de modo a formar um padrão

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English term or phrase:being laid in a design
Portuguese translation:tinham sido aplicados de modo a formar um padrão
Entered by: Nicole L. R.

11:53 Jun 5, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Archaeology
English term or phrase: being laid in a design
Cobtexto: ao chegar ao local da cidade submersa a médium tocou o chão e afirmou sentir ou poder ver:

A) Walls
B) A sense of bathroom
C) A floor of mosaic tiles, which were of a smooth polished stone, possibly marble, that she saw as "being laid in a design".

PT-BR
Nicole L. R.
Ireland
Local time: 10:44
tinham sido aplicados de modo a formar um padrão
Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.
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Paula Pereira
Portugal
Local time: 10:44
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1tinham sido aplicados de modo a formar um padrão
Paula Pereira
3(foram) colocadas num desenho
Martin Riordan
3colocados num padrão
Nick Taylor
3dispostos/assentados como uma invenção artística
Marcos Antonio


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(foram) colocadas num desenho


Explanation:
"laid in a design" é um termo bem vago, sem especificar que tipo de desenho ou o motivo de falar em desenho.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
colocados num padrão


Explanation:
colocados num padrão

Nick Taylor
Local time: 10:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tinham sido aplicados de modo a formar um padrão


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.

Paula Pereira
Portugal
Local time: 10:44
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Grata!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarida Ataide
42 mins
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dispostos/assentados como uma invenção artística


Explanation:
Sug.

literalmente: sendo assentados como um desenho/figura

-design: invenção artística, arranjamento, arte de desenho.

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 27
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