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Talude

English translation: Continental Slope

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Portuguese term or phrase:Talude
English translation:Continental Slope
Entered by: Auristela Marina Genaro

19:28 Oct 20, 2022
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
Portuguese term or phrase: Talude
Talude: áreas de agregação de espécies ameaçadas, como Caranhas, Mero, Cherne e diversos invertebrados;
Auristela Marina Genaro
Local time: 01:07
Continental Slope
Explanation:
Sou cientista do mar que trabalha com a diversidade associada ao bentos (do grego benthos), o fundo do mar. Dividimos tradicionalmente o compartimento bentônico de forma comum à todas as áreas. o talude, parte do assoalho marinho antes da quebra da plataforma continental é chamado em inglês de continental slope ou ainda slope.
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Gustavo Shintate
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:07
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Obrigada a todos ;-)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1embankment
Nick Taylor
5Continental Slope
Gustavo Shintate
4berm
airmailrpl
3Ecological protected slope
Hilton F Santos
3Slope
Clauwolf


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Ecological protected slope


Explanation:
Sugestão:
https://tinyurl.com/yh8y7nb6.


Hilton F Santos
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Slope


Explanation:
:) From Webster:
3
: the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean

Clauwolf
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embankment


Explanation:
embankment

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Note added at 12 hrs (2022-10-21 08:27:04 GMT)
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In simplest terms, a naturally-formed embankment is the result of water that overflows in a river, leading to a flow of sediment onto the river bank. Over time, the sediment becomes a part of the bank, and the increased material leads to a raised elevation surrounding the river.

Nick Taylor
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Muriel
neutral  Clauwolf: mero, cherne, caranha all salt water fishes
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
berm


Explanation:
Talude => berm

Dictionary
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berm
noun: berm; plural noun: berms

a flat strip of land, raised bank, or terrace bordering a river or canal.
a path or grass strip beside a road.
an artificial ridge or embankment, e.g., as a defense against tanks.
"berms of shoveled earth"
a narrow space, especially one between a ditch and the base of a parapet.

Origin
early 18th century (denoting a narrow space): from French berme, from Dutch berm .
Use over time for: berm

Berm Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › berm
The meaning of BERM is a narrow shelf, path, or ledge typically at the top or bottom of a slope; also : a mound or wall of earth or sand. How to use berm in ...

BERM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
https://dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › berm
a flat or raised strip of land, often created in order to separate or protect an area: The sand is deposited in berms or sand bars in shallow water. They ...

airmailrpl
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17 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Continental Slope


Explanation:
Sou cientista do mar que trabalha com a diversidade associada ao bentos (do grego benthos), o fundo do mar. Dividimos tradicionalmente o compartimento bentônico de forma comum à todas as áreas. o talude, parte do assoalho marinho antes da quebra da plataforma continental é chamado em inglês de continental slope ou ainda slope.


Example sentence(s):
  • The world’s combined continental slope has a total length of approximately 300,000 km (200,000 miles).

    https://www.britannica.com/science/continental-slope
    https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Benthic_Zone
Gustavo Shintate
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Local time: 05:07
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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