rainha em franca postura

English translation: a queen in full egg laying activity

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Portuguese term or phrase:rainha em franca postura
English translation:a queen in full egg laying activity
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

20:58 Apr 6, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Social Insects - Ants
Portuguese term or phrase: rainha em franca postura
This is a study on ants and this part describes the conditions of the colonies collected for the study.

As colônias escolhidas apresentaram condições fisiológicas normais, livre de doenças e uma rainha em franca postura.

I understand the idea, but I would like suggestions to translate it into English.

Thanks!!
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 06:29
a queen in plain egg laying activity
Explanation:
Olá Matheus... si postura é o ato de por os ovos e começar a colonia, essa é a melhor ideia que consegui formular.
Espero que ajude.
Abraço
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Liliana Lopez
Brazil
Local time: 06:29
Grading comment
Thank you all, especially Liliana, Tobias, and Richard!
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3 +2egg-laying queen
T o b i a s
2 +2a queen in plain egg laying activity
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a queen in plain egg laying activity


Explanation:
Olá Matheus... si postura é o ato de por os ovos e começar a colonia, essa é a melhor ideia que consegui formular.
Espero que ajude.
Abraço


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_ant
Liliana Lopez
Brazil
Local time: 06:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thank you all, especially Liliana, Tobias, and Richard!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
28 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Mario Freitas:
7 hrs
  -> thanks

neutral  Richard Purdom: 'pleno/franco' means 'full' not 'plain'
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Richard. I considered the meaning of simple or obvious and not full, but perhaps you are right and full is the best word.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
egg-laying queen


Explanation:
e.g.
Ant species that have more than one queen in their nests are called polygyne. Colonies with only one egg-laying queen are known as monogyne.
http://www.orkin.com/ants/queen-ants/


T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs

agree  Richard Purdom: 'laying queen' will do
12 hrs
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