Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Canopy Race
Portuguese translation:
corrida nas copas
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-12-07 13:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
English term
Quality and Commitment to the Deadlines
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Canopy Race
| 3 +1 | corrida nas copas |
Nick Taylor
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| 3 -1 | corrida ao céu aberto |
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
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| 3 -1 | corrida em voo rasante |
Ana Vozone
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Dec 4, 2010 12:52: Paulo Roberto Created KOG entry
Dec 4, 2010 12:57: Paulo Roberto changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1052399">Paulo Roberto's</a> old entry - "Canopy Race"" to ""Corrida no bosque""
Dec 4, 2010 13:16: Paulo Roberto changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1052399">Paulo Roberto's</a> old entry - "Canopy Race"" to ""Corrida no dossel florestal""
Proposed translations
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
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corrida nas copas
| Muito boa sua sugestão. Obrigado |
Brazil
Professional, reliable and dedicated!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
corrida ao céu aberto
| disagree |
Douglas Bissell
: so what does "canopy" mean here in your idea?
1 day 4 hrs
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Will do!
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corrida em voo rasante
| disagree |
Douglas Bissell
: But why would "canopy" mean rasante?
23 hrs
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My original comment said I 'imagine' that it is an airplane or helicopter, and the mere mention of canopy seems to indicate that the race is right above the canopy and not under or within it (which would not be feasible). Just a thought.
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Discussion
Obrigado pessoal.