Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
as minute as touching
Portuguese translation:
tão ínfimo quanto o toque em uma peça de explosivo
Added to glossary by
Izabel Santos
Feb 13, 2010 23:33
14 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
LAW, Industrial Machinery, IT - 22yrs
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
as minute as touching
English to Portuguese
Tech/Engineering
Tourism & Travel
baggage screening
This trace could be as minute as touching a piece of explosive with one fingertip and then touching the exterior of a bag. That bag would then test positive for explosives.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +4 | tão ínfimo quanto o toque em uma peça de explosivo |
imatahan
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| 4 | tão preciso que tocar |
Paula Amaral
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Proposed translations
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tão ínfimo quanto o toque em uma peça de explosivo
Main Entry: 3mi·nute
Pronunciation: \mī-ˈnüt, mə-, -ˈnyüt\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): mi·nut·er; mi·nut·est
Etymology: Latin minutus
Date: 1606
1 : very small : infinitesimal
2 : of small importance : trifling
3 : marked by close attention to details
synonyms see small, circumstantial
— mi·nute·ness noun
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-02-13 23:48:19 GMT)
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Pronunciation: \mī-ˈnüt, mə-, -ˈnyüt\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): mi·nut·er; mi·nut·est
Etymology: Latin minutus
Date: 1606
1 : very small : infinitesimal
2 : of small importance : trifling
3 : marked by close attention to details
synonyms see small, circumstantial
— mi·nute·ness noun
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-02-13 23:48:19 GMT)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minute
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Paula Amaral
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Portugal
Translator (1988) | Subtitler (2012)
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
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tão preciso que tocar
Sugestão de tradução:
Este rastreio é tão preciso que tocar com a ponta de um dedo num engenho explosivo e depois no exterior de uma mala é quanto basta para que essa mala acuse positivo na detecção de explosivos.
Este rastreio é tão preciso que tocar com a ponta de um dedo num engenho explosivo e depois no exterior de uma mala é quanto basta para que essa mala acuse positivo na detecção de explosivos.
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