Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

dwindling source

Portuguese translation:

(uma fonte de proteína) cada vez mais escassa

Added to glossary by Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
May 12, 2010 12:27
14 yrs ago
English term

dwindling source

English to Portuguese Science Other
The competition between fishermen for an ever dwindling source of protein from the marine ecosystems has caused huge changes to ecosystems along coastlines of many developing countries.
Change log

May 13, 2010 13:52: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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(uma fonte de proteína) cada vez mais escassa

dwindling
1. gradually decreasing until little remains;
[syn: dwindling, tapering, tapering off]
Peer comment(s):

agree Sacha Quadrelli : também pode ser, eu acho...
31 mins
Obrigado. Bom fim de semana.
agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
1 hr
Obrigado. Bom fim de semana.
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reduzida fonte (de proteína)/fonte de proteína cada vez mais reduzida

REUNIAO DO CARVAO E COMUNIDADES RURAIS
As fontes de produção de carvão estao cada vez mais distantes exemplo de Chicualacuala ..... da dependência pelas já reduzidas fontes de energias de biomassa. .... growing dependence on the already dwindling biomass resource for energy. ...
www.inbar.int/publication/pubdownload.asp?publicid=214&file...

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-05-12 12:37:04 GMT)
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dwindle
v. diminish, decrease, wane, fade, peter out

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Peer comment(s):

agree Claudio Mazotti : fonte de proteína cada vez mais reduzida
16 mins
Sim, grata...
agree Sacha Quadrelli : com certeza, a segunda opção (cada vez mais...)
25 mins
Grata!
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