Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
atitude espreita
Portuguese translation:
lurking mode
Added to glossary by
Katarina Peters
Sep 15, 2011 12:11
13 yrs ago
English term
atitude espreita
English to Portuguese
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Environment & Ecology
As cobras encontravam-se em atitude espreita.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
4 +1 | lurking mode | Katarina Peters |
4 | snakes lie in wait | Nick Taylor |
4 | prowl waiting (for the prey) | Leonor Machado |
3 | attitude prowl | Elcio Carillo |
Change log
Oct 2, 2011 16:00: Katarina Peters Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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lurking mode
i.e., ready to attack
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attitude prowl
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snakes lie in wait
snakes lie in wait
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-09-15 13:59:42 GMT)
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SNAKES In the wild, snakes lie in wait along a path for small rodents or other prey. Coiled along the edge of a trail, waiting for food to pass by, the patient reptiles test the air with their flicking tongues for signs of game
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-09-15 13:59:42 GMT)
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SNAKES In the wild, snakes lie in wait along a path for small rodents or other prey. Coiled along the edge of a trail, waiting for food to pass by, the patient reptiles test the air with their flicking tongues for signs of game
Example sentence:
The bold patterns on snakes such as the reticulated python and the bushmaster disguise the shape of the coils as the snakes lie in wait on the forest floor. ...
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