mesorregião

English translation: Mesoregion

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Portuguese term or phrase:mesorregião
English translation:Mesoregion
Entered by: Bett

15:24 Apr 21, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Geography / regions
Portuguese term or phrase: mesorregião
it is the description of a location
" ...localizada mesorregião Leste do Maranhão, onde se apresentam em área de transição entre mata dos cocais e cerrado, com clima tropical quente e semi-úmido."

I did find "Mesoamerican Civilization" but no reference to mesoregion or meso-region...
any suggestions appreciated ...tks
Bett
Local time: 12:19
Mesoregion
Explanation:
English admits "Mesoregion", according to some dictionaries(listed below). Actually "Mesoregion" refers only to Brazil, accoding to my research. It's an administrative area that envolves several municipalities.
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Cristiano Lima
Brazil
Local time: 12:19
Grading comment
thank you all for the invaluable help!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7Mesoregion
Cristiano Lima
4 +1cut it, superflouous
Douglas Bissell


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Mesoregion


Explanation:
English admits "Mesoregion", according to some dictionaries(listed below). Actually "Mesoregion" refers only to Brazil, accoding to my research. It's an administrative area that envolves several municipalities.


    Reference: http://dictionary.definitiondb.com/define/mesoregion
    Reference: hhttp://end.translatum.gr/wiki/mesoregion
Cristiano Lima
Brazil
Local time: 12:19
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you all for the invaluable help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Franco
4 mins

agree  Verginia Ophof
12 mins

agree  Paulinho Fonseca
1 hr

agree  Elenice Brasseland: Yes. Widely used term. See http://www.omnilexica.com/?q=mesoregion
1 hr

agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 hr

agree  Teresa Freixinho: Sim, Svaryag, essa expresão existe mesmo ao contrário da suspeita inicial do perguntante.
2 hrs
  -> Grato pela confirmação!

agree  Mario Freitas:
4 hrs
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cut it, superflouous


Explanation:
Just say "East of Maranhão....", everything else is verbal filler

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
6 hrs
  -> thanks Muriel
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