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erected a boom

Portuguese translation: levantamos (suspendemos) a \"girafa\"

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English term or phrase:erected a boom
Portuguese translation:levantamos (suspendemos) a \"girafa\"
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

12:24 Jul 21, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
English term or phrase: erected a boom
Then we tiptoed around the expensive merchandise and gingerly erected a boom to hold the main light and set up all the background lighting.
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erected a boom = fizemos um estrondo?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 21:04
levantamos (suspendemos) a "girafa"
Explanation:
Houve uma pergunta anterior sobre "boom" que no jargão fotográfico é "girafa"
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 02:04
Grading comment
Obrigada
T.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1levantamos (suspendemos) a "girafa"
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
5ergueu uma lança
airmailrpl
4tripé com suporte para flash
Rintje
4montamos uma haste de apoio
Walter Moura
4montamos uma cana/vara/perche/
Nick Taylor
3ereto como uma haste
Marcos Antonio


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ereto como uma haste


Explanation:
Sug

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 21:04
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  airmailrpl: sounds quite suggestive
1 hr
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
levantamos (suspendemos) a "girafa"


Explanation:
Houve uma pergunta anterior sobre "boom" que no jargão fotográfico é "girafa"

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 160
Grading comment
Obrigada
T.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rintje: montamos a girafa
13 hrs
  -> Obrigado! Tenha um bom fim de semana.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ergueu uma lança


Explanation:
a boom => uma lança

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 21:04
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tripé com suporte para flash


Explanation:
ou tripé com lança de suporte


    Reference: http://www.briteklighting.com/37psboflkit.html
Rintje
Local time: 21:04
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
montamos uma haste de apoio


Explanation:
e cuidadosamente montamos uma haste de apoio.

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

boom2
boom2
n 1 Naut pau-de-carga. 2 Naut botaló. 3 linha ou corrente de estacas para fechar um porto. 4 haste de apoio.

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

erect
e.rect
vt 1 erigir, erguer, levantar, elevar. 2 edificar, construir. 3 instalar, montar. 4 fundar. 5 estabelecer, instituir. • adj ereto, reto, direito, levantado, erguido, aprumado, em pé, perpendicular.

Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 21:04
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
montamos uma cana/vara/perche/


Explanation:
montamos uma cana/vara/perche/

Nick Taylor
Local time: 01:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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