Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
polaína (or polaina)
English translation:
gaiter
Nov 21, 2004 20:45
19 yrs ago
Portuguese term
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polaína (or polaina)
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Footwear
...com uma polaína em laminado impermeável, para manter a bota livre de umidade interna.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | gaiter |
Tania Martins
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| 5 +1 | gaiter |
rhandler
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| 4 | over-shoe |
Joao Vieira
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| 3 -1 | shin guard |
Susanne Rindlisbacher
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Proposed translations
+5
5 mins
Tania Martins
Portugal
Portugal
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Portugal
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Portuguese term (edited):
pola�na (or polaina)
Selected
gaiter
Uma sugestão... :)
polaina (f)
n. gaiter, covering worn over the shoe; type of shoe with elastic pieces on the sides;
polaina (f)
n. gaiter, covering worn over the shoe; type of shoe with elastic pieces on the sides;
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+1
6 mins
Portuguese term (edited):
pola�na (or polaina)
gaiter
From Babylon (Port/English):
polaina (f)
n. gaiter, covering worn over the shoe
polaina (f)
n. gaiter, covering worn over the shoe
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
José Serodio
: overshoe with a cloth or leather top (see: www.bdel.com/gear/backcountry/sportee.php ).
2 hrs
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Obrigado, Serodio
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-1
2 hrs
Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Quality and Dedication
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Portuguese to German, German, and 1 more.
Portuguese term (edited):
pola�na (or polaina)
shin guard
o protector para as pernas, Oxford-Duden
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
José Serodio
: «shin guards» são mais concretamente joelheiras, caneleiras ou cotoveleiras, amortecedores de choque usados em desporto; e não exactamente POLAINAS, que são resguardos de perna e parte superior do calçado, principalmente contra a humidade e ofídeos.
26 mins
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13 hrs
Joao Vieira
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Connecting the best of words
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Mozambican, European/Portugal, Angolan, Cape Verdean)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Portuguese term (edited):
pola�na (or polaina)
over-shoe
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