Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

sloughs

Portuguese translation:

Muda

Added to glossary by María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
Sep 28, 2009 16:10
14 yrs ago
English term

sloughs

English to Portuguese Other Science (general)
SLOUGH - In order to grow, the animal must change its shell or skin that has become too small. Therefore, it changes its skin and sloughs.
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 +3 perder/ largar (a pele anterior)

Proposed translations

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perder/ largar (a pele anterior)

slough
(of some animals) to have a layer of skin come off: snakes slough their skin regularly
fonte: Cambridge Advanced Learners's Dictionary
Peer comment(s):

agree Giuliano Esgur : trocam a pele e expelem (perdem, largam) a antiga...
59 mins
Obrigada Giuliano :) Uma excelente tarde!!!
agree Elisabete Cunha
2 hrs
Obrigada Elisabete :) Uma excelente noite!!!
agree Marcelo Lino : No termo de entrada "SLOUGH", pode-se usar "MUDA"; no texto do conceito (verbo "to slough"), para evitar a redundância, cabe "perder/largar".
18 hrs
Obrigada Marcelo :) Um excelente dia!!!
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