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mimetizar

English translation: disguise

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Spanish term or phrase:mimetizar
English translation:disguise
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin

13:13 Apr 12, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) /
Spanish term or phrase: mimetizar
Para aquellas situaciones que requieran reducir el impacto visual, en colaboración con proveedores especializados, hemos desarrollado formas de mimetizar las antenas.
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 11:13
disguise
Explanation:
I guess it's talking about disguising antennas to minimise their visual impact
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Fiona Kirton
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:13
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3disguise
Fiona Kirton
3 +2blend in the background
claudia16 (X)
4camouflage/make less visible
Sarah Weston


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
disguise


Explanation:
I guess it's talking about disguising antennas to minimise their visual impact

Fiona Kirton
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Weston: That's a good idea
0 min
agree  Roberto Rey
23 mins
agree  Eileen Banks
32 mins
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
camouflage/make less visible


Explanation:
I would simply say camouflage, or alternatively something like "make less visible".

Sarah Weston
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
blend in the background


Explanation:
we have developed ways to make the aerial/antenna/relay mast, blend in the background

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  margaret caulfield: "into the background" is better.
3 hrs
  -> thank you Margaret yes, "into"
agree  Mercedes Rizzuti: agree with margaret
3 hrs
  -> thank you mercedesrizzuti
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