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Alto Rio Paraná

English translation: Upper

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Portuguese term or phrase:Alto Rio Paraná
English translation:Upper
Entered by: teacherval

02:39 Sep 9, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / rivers
Portuguese term or phrase: Alto Rio Paraná
Rio Paraná is ok, Parana River. But is there a name for this one?
teacherval
Brazil
Upper
Explanation:
acho que é isso.

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-09-09 02:43:02 GMT)
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The Upper Paraná River includes approximately the first third of the Paraná River Basin, and lies completely within Brazilian territory, ...
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Renato Gonzalez
Brazil
Local time: 23:45
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5Upper
Renato Gonzalez
5 +1the Upper Paraná
Nick Taylor


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Upper


Explanation:
acho que é isso.

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-09-09 02:43:02 GMT)
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The Upper Paraná River includes approximately the first third of the Paraná River Basin, and lies completely within Brazilian territory, ...

Renato Gonzalez
Brazil
Local time: 23:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!!

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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Yes! I've been there!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the Upper Paraná


Explanation:
Usually the term "Upper" is applied with the name of the river, but without "river" such as the "Upper Nile", "Upper Mississippi" etc

Example sentence(s):
  • The purpose of this study was to update the floristic inventory found in the Upper Paraná River floodplain.

    Reference: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519...
Nick Taylor
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bruce Bell (X)
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