Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
da manutenção
English translation:
preserves
Added to glossary by
zabrowa
May 28, 2007 05:40
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term
da manutenção
Portuguese to English
Science
Linguistics
Phonology
Se o ditongo for oral, a realização preferencial será a da manutenção do ditongo, com o glide ocorrendo na superfície.
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If the diphthong is oral, the preferred realization preserves the diphthong, with the glide occurring on the surface.
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If the diphthong is oral, the preferred realization preserves the diphthong, with the glide occurring on the surface.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | preserves |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 5 +1 | the preferred execution is maintaining the diphthong, |
airmailrpl
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Proposed translations
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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2542
Selected
preserves
I think your translation is right on!
In the first part of the sentence, you might consider saying something more natural like "In the case of oral diphthongs,..."
In the first part of the sentence, you might consider saying something more natural like "In the case of oral diphthongs,..."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+1
4 hrs
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
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English
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
the preferred execution is maintaining the diphthong,
the preferred realization preserves the diphthong, =>
the preferred execution is maintaining the diphthong,
Definitions of "realization" on the Web:
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
making real or giving the appearance of reality
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"
www.wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
the preferred execution is maintaining the diphthong,
Definitions of "realization" on the Web:
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
making real or giving the appearance of reality
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"
www.wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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