Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
estores
English translation:
shutters
Added to glossary by
Felipe Barbosa
Apr 22, 2010 23:25
14 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
A 12-year-experience EN>PT-BR translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
Evitar subir e descer os estores muitas vezes ao dia.
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Real Estate
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | shutters |
Douglas Bissell
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| 4 +1 | Avoid rolling up and down the external blinds many times a day. |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 | blinds |
Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
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9 hrs
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Works in field
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
shutters
I believe that blinds are for indoor use such as what I would call "venetian blinds" wheras shutters are on the outside of the window to cut out light but also for protection.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Portuguese term (edited):
estores
blinds
Without more meaningful context: window blinds
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-04-22 23:36:23 GMT)
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With Asker's additional context, 'rolling shutters' is better.
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-04-22 23:36:23 GMT)
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With Asker's additional context, 'rolling shutters' is better.
+1
14 hrs
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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64
Avoid rolling up and down the external blinds many times a day.
Peer comment(s):
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Edward Nelson
: I agree, but I would rephrase as follows: Avoid rolling the external blinds up and down manys times a day. With some phrasal verbs it works better this way.
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Either. Making roller blinds instructions Roll up the blind by hand, slot it into the brackets and pull the blind down. Work the blind up and down until the required tension is achieved. ... www.alternative-windows.com/roller-blind.htm
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Jennifer Levey
: Agree with Edward for the word order - and in any case, shutters outside, blinds inside.
9 hrs
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Either. The object may be placed between the verb and the preposition or after the expression.
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Discussion
http://www.rollingshutter.com/
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