Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

SEDENTARISMO

English translation:

sedentary lifestyle

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-02-27 16:54:36 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Feb 24, 2010 16:30
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Portuguese term

SEDENTARISMO

Portuguese to English Medical Sports / Fitness / Recreation
falta de exercícios físicos.
Procurei no Merriam Webster Unabridged e não existe SEDENTARISM.
Alguém conhece esse termo em inglês?

No guessing, PLEASE!

Discussion

Adriana Portas (asker) Feb 25, 2010:
Main Entry: sed·en·tar·i·ness Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation: terns
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -es
: the quality or state of being sedentary

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Proposed translations

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sedentary lifestyle

Também poderia dizer "sedentary lifestyle"

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedentary_lifestyle

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VELA A TRADUÇÃO AQUI EM ESPANHOL NO WIKIPEDIA DE "SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE"

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedentarismo_físico

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http://www.google.com.br/#hl=pt-BR&source=hp&q=sedentary lif...

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Following a sedentary lifestyle is more dangerous for your health than smoking, says a new study reported in the South China Morning Post, and carried out ...

www.naturalnews.com/001547.html


Título: O papel do sedentarismo na obesidade / The role of sedentary life style on obesity. Fonte: Rev. bras. hipertens;7(2):149-155, abr.-jun. 2000. ...

http://bases.bireme.br/cgi-bin/wxislind.exe/iah/online/?Isis...

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Prevalência de sedentarismo e fatores associados em adolescentes de 10-12 anos de idade. Prevalence of sedentary lifestyle and associated factors in ...

www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0102...script=sci...

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O sedentarismo apresentou alta prevalência, entre homens e mulheres, ..... It also appears that, in this lipemic condition, sedentary life style acts on ...

www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid...



Prevalência de sedentarismo, excesso de peso e insatisfação com a imagem corporal em adolescentes de Florianópolis, SC. Prevalence of sedentary lifestyle, ...

www.rbcdh.ufsc.br/DownloadArtigo.do?artigo=496

Peer comment(s):

agree Evans (X) : by far the most usual way of saying this in English
16 mins
Thanks a lot Gilla, have a good afternoon!
agree Verginia Ophof
1 hr
Thanks a lot Verginia, have a good afternoon!
neutral Elena Zanetti : it was my suggestion.... / no problem ;-)
1 hr
Sorry Elena but I didn't even see your answer before I submitted mine. Marlene's suggestion was the only one I saw before hitting the "Submit" button. I am quite familiar with this term :)
agree Lumen (X)
2 hrs
Thanks a lot Lumen, have a good afternoon!
agree suesimons : Yes, Mary!
2 hrs
agree Marlene Curtis
2 hrs
agree LawAndAll (X)
4 hrs
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7 mins

sedentariness

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or sedentary lifestyle

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sedentarismo

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s.m.
* (rar) sedentariness.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Mary Palmer : Sorry Elena but I didn't even see your answer before I submitted mine. Marlene's suggestion was the only one I saw before hitting the "Submit" button. I am quite familiar with this term :)
1 hr
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21 mins

SEDENTARY HABIT

:) No guessing...
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