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em maior quantidade

English translation: carbohydrate content

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Portuguese term or phrase:quantidade de carboidratos
English translation:carbohydrate content
Entered by: Sheryle Oliver

15:33 May 19, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Nutrition
Portuguese term or phrase: em maior quantidade
Os carboidratos são encontrados em maior quantidade nas massas, arroz...
CicaBarth
Local time: 12:33
higher (carbohydrate) contents
Explanation:
For a technical reason, /content/ is the word.
Selected response from:

Sheryle Oliver
Brazil
Local time: 12:33
Grading comment
Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3carbs are found in greater quantities in........
Nick Taylor
5high in (see below)
Amauri Murai
4 +1Pasta and rice have more carbohydrates
Douglas Bissell
4 +1higher (carbohydrate) contents
Sheryle Oliver


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
high in (see below)


Explanation:
"Rice and pasta are high in carbs (or carbohydrates - formal)."


Example sentence(s):
  • Is rice high in carbohydrates?

    Reference: http://www.ask.com/answers/107906101/what-foods-are-high-in-...
    Reference: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_rice_high_in_carbohydrates
Amauri Murai
Brazil
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Pasta and rice have more carbohydrates


Explanation:
Turn the phrase round to sound natural in English. Carbohydrates is the correct word. be careful with "carbs" unless it is a quite informal or popular text. I doubt technical texts would us the term.

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: than....
10 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
carbs are found in greater quantities in........


Explanation:
carbs are found in greater quantities in........

Nick Taylor
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
49 mins
  -> thanks Luciano
agree  Verginia Ophof
59 mins
  -> thanks Verginia
agree  Georgia Morg (X)
1 hr
  -> thanks Georgina
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
higher (carbohydrate) contents


Explanation:
For a technical reason, /content/ is the word.


    Reference: http://www.dietaryfiberfood.com/.../food-highest-carbohydrat...
Sheryle Oliver
Brazil
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lais Leite
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lais
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