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Lua minguante

English translation: waning or last quarter

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Portuguese term or phrase:Lua minguante
English translation:waning or last quarter
Entered by: Andrea Steiner

13:20 Nov 6, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space / Fases da lua
Portuguese term or phrase: Lua minguante
Estou um pouco confusa com a forma que se nomeia as fases da lua em inglês - como usar os termos "lua minguante" ou "lua crescente", por exemplo, de forma generalizada como se usa em português?
Andrea Steiner
Brazil
Local time: 22:53
waning or last quarter
Explanation:
MICHAELIS dictionary:
min.guan.te
[mĩg'wãti] sm wane (of the moon). • adj m+f waning, decreasing, diminishing, declining, lacking. quarto minguante Astr last quarter, waning quarter.
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 21:53
Grading comment
Obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +10waning or last quarter
Gilmar Fernandes
5waning crescent
Isabel Peck
5waning crescent
mmasur
5waning moon
Marlene Curtis
Summary of reference entries provided
Last / 3rd Quarter
R. Alex Jenkins

  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
waning or last quarter


Explanation:
MICHAELIS dictionary:
min.guan.te
[mĩg'wãti] sm wane (of the moon). • adj m+f waning, decreasing, diminishing, declining, lacking. quarto minguante Astr last quarter, waning quarter.


Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  R. Alex Jenkins: last quarter
3 mins
  -> Thanks Richard!
agree  Fernanda Rocha
4 mins
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agree  Phillippa May Bennett
11 mins
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agree  rhandler
19 mins
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agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
28 mins
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agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
1 hr
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agree  Amy Duncan (X)
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agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
5 hrs
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agree  Cristina Santos
8 hrs
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agree  Carla Selyer
1 day 17 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
waning crescent


Explanation:
waning crescent/waxing crescent

Isabel Peck
Portugal
Local time: 02:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
waning crescent


Explanation:
Crescent é o nome generico para estas duas fases da lua. Se usa waning cresent para lua minguante e Waxing crescent para lua cresente.
Veja o site abaixo.



    Reference: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Pha...
mmasur
Brazil
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
waning moon


Explanation:
[PDF] <a href="#2">Fim de Ano</a> <a href="#2">New Year’s Eve</a> <a ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Remark: In the Summer, you must add 1 hour. lua cheia, ful moon. quarto crescente, waxing moon. lua nova, new moon. quarto minguante, waning moon ...
www.cimal.rtalgarve.pt/NR/rdonlyres/B32BEA0B-E483-488D-9283...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Reference comments


4 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Last / 3rd Quarter

Reference information:
Maybe this is of some help:

Moon & Earth Phase Viewer
The four major moon phases are "New" , "1st Quarter" , "Full" and "Last or 3rd Quarter". These phases have to do with the relative positions of the sun, ...
home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonphase/

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Carla Selyer
1 day 17 hrs
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