Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 27, 2007 11:43
16 yrs ago
English term
due west
English to Portuguese
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
It was Madeira’s position some 400 miles due west of Morocco, in the heart of the world’s most important shipping lanes, that gave its wines such early fame.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +2 | ao Oeste |
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
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| 3 +2 | ao oeste |
Ben Kohn
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| 5 | ...diretamente/exatamente ao norte de Marocos |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 | tudo ao oeste |
Dolores Vázquez
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| 4 | ao Oeste em linha reta |
Paul Dixon
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Proposed translations
+2
6 mins
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
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ao Oeste
....ao Oeste de...
The noun due west has one meaning:
Meaning #1: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
Synonyms: west, W
HTH
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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-11-27 23:48:14 GMT)
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I have just thought of something, why not say:
"....directamente ao Oeste de ...."
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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-11-27 23:50:30 GMT)
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I hope you will believe me when I say I didn't see that someone else had already said this - sorry
The noun due west has one meaning:
Meaning #1: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
Synonyms: west, W
HTH
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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-11-27 23:48:14 GMT)
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I have just thought of something, why not say:
"....directamente ao Oeste de ...."
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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-11-27 23:50:30 GMT)
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I hope you will believe me when I say I didn't see that someone else had already said this - sorry
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
4 mins
ao oeste
400 milhas ao oeste de Marrocos
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-27 11:49:56 GMT)
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Vélez de la Gomera - Wikipedia... illa) situada no norte de África, a 126 km ao oeste de Melilla e a 117 km ao sudeste de Ceuta unida ao continente por unha estreita franxa de area. ...
gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vélez_de_la_Gomera
Gezer - WikipediaCrese que é a moderna Tel Gezer (Tell al-Jezer ou Abu Shusheh), na estrada entre Xerusalén e Yafo a uns 30 km ao oeste de Xerusalén. ...
gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezer
Argentina - HotelStore.net - Hotel Reservations / Reservas de Hotel- [ Translate this page ]Córdoba é a capital da Província do mesmo nome com 1.000.000 de habitantes a uns 700 km ao oeste de Buenos Aires. ...
www.goargentina.net/hotels/citiesP.shtml
Tachikawa - Wikipédia- [ Translate this page ]Tachikawa se encontra a 40 km ao oeste de Tóquio .Kunitachi, Kokubunji, e Kodairaestão ao este de Tachikawa, Higashi-Yamato, eMusashi Murayama estão norte ...
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachikawa
Bracknell - Wikipédia- [ Translate this page ]... borough inglês do condado de Berkshire. Encontra-se a 18 Km do sudeste de Reading, 16 km ao sudoeste de Windsor e 55 km ao oeste de Londres. ...
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracknell
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-27 11:49:56 GMT)
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Vélez de la Gomera - Wikipedia... illa) situada no norte de África, a 126 km ao oeste de Melilla e a 117 km ao sudeste de Ceuta unida ao continente por unha estreita franxa de area. ...
gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vélez_de_la_Gomera
Gezer - WikipediaCrese que é a moderna Tel Gezer (Tell al-Jezer ou Abu Shusheh), na estrada entre Xerusalén e Yafo a uns 30 km ao oeste de Xerusalén. ...
gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezer
Argentina - HotelStore.net - Hotel Reservations / Reservas de Hotel- [ Translate this page ]Córdoba é a capital da Província do mesmo nome com 1.000.000 de habitantes a uns 700 km ao oeste de Buenos Aires. ...
www.goargentina.net/hotels/citiesP.shtml
Tachikawa - Wikipédia- [ Translate this page ]Tachikawa se encontra a 40 km ao oeste de Tóquio .Kunitachi, Kokubunji, e Kodairaestão ao este de Tachikawa, Higashi-Yamato, eMusashi Murayama estão norte ...
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachikawa
Bracknell - Wikipédia- [ Translate this page ]... borough inglês do condado de Berkshire. Encontra-se a 18 Km do sudeste de Reading, 16 km ao sudoeste de Windsor e 55 km ao oeste de Londres. ...
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracknell
Peer comment(s):
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Cristina Santos
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Thanks Cristina
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| agree |
H. Russell Fisher
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Thanks H. Russell
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8 mins
Dolores Vázquez
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Marlene Curtis
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Marlene Curtis
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...diretamente/exatamente ao norte de Marocos
Due north/south/east/west = directly or exactly north of ...
2 hrs
Paul Dixon
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Brazil
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ao Oeste em linha reta
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