Não existência de iscas nem lâmpadas de vapor de sódio
English translation: Lack of bait and sodium vapour lamps
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| 4 +1 | Non existence of bait or sodium vapour lamps |
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| 3 +1 | Lack of bait and sodium vapour lamps |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Lack of bait and sodium vapour lamps Explanation: I prefer "lack of..." here. |
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23 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Non existence of bait or sodium vapour lamps Explanation: How you translate nao existência depends on your context. It's basically saying these are not there. vapour (UK English), vapor (US English) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 mins (2009-11-30 15:00:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In that case I would say "There was no bait nor any sodium vapour lamps". They are stating that these things are not there, and should be. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 46 mins (2009-11-30 15:08:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or if it is in a report stating this fact, perhaps best in the present tense: "There is no bait nor any sodium vapour lamps" or "No bait or sodium vapour lamps are in place". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2009-12-01 10:38:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Perhaps 'absence' might be the simplest answer in the circumstances of your report. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2009-12-01 10:39:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or even simpler: No bait and no sodium vapour lamps (present) |
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