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Pick up on the pulses

Portuguese translation: prefira as leguminosas

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English term or phrase:Pick up on the pulses
Portuguese translation:prefira as leguminosas
Entered by: Adriana Portas

10:51 Jan 26, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Nutrition
English term or phrase: Pick up on the pulses
Este item está em uma lista de "opções saudáveis de alimentação", dentre os quais há "comer margarina poliinsaturada em vez de manteiga", "comer frutas frescas em vez de pudim", "cortar sorvetes e doces", etc.
Não sei o que o termo em questão pode ser, dado o contexto.
Adriana Portas
Brazil
Local time: 05:02
prefira as leguminosas
Explanation:
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Leonor Machado
Local time: 09:02
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Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6prefira as leguminosas
Leonor Machado
5dê preferencias aos grãos
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
4escolha os grãos
Thaiane Assumpção
4prefira os feijões
Marlene Curtis
4Coma mais leguminosas
Paula Vaz-Carreiro


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
pick up on the pulses
prefira as leguminosas


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Obrigada!

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pick up on the pulses
escolha os grãos


Explanation:
pulse = grãos de leguminosa, no caso

pick up = pegar, escolher, selecionar... aí vai com o que você achar a melhor opção

Espero ter ajudado!

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Note added at 39 mins (2010-01-26 11:31:07 GMT)
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Escolher, obviamente, no sentido de escolher um em vez de outro, preferir.

Thaiane Assumpção
Brazil
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pick up on the pulses
dê preferencias aos grãos


Explanation:
prefiro assim. soa mais natural. e o fato é que grão é uma opção saudavel para aqueles com colesterol alto.

Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pick up on the pulses
prefira os feijões


Explanation:
[PDF] Jan Fev Mar Abr Mai Jun Jul Ago Set Out Nov Dez - [ Translate this page ]
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PULSES. • Produção total = 60 milhões de toneladas. • “PULSES” = Termo usado no mercado internacional para se referir a feijões, lentilhas, ervilhas ...
www.cnpaf.embrapa.br/conafe/pdf/palestra11.pdf - Similar

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pick up on the pulses
Coma mais leguminosas


Explanation:
I know this is closed already, but for the record, I think that pick up in this context means increase the amount of pulses you eat.
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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