Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

agrotóxicos

English translation:

agrochemicals / toxic agrochemicals

Added to glossary by Jorge Rodrigues
Feb 28, 2007 16:50
17 yrs ago
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agrochemicals / toxic agrochemicals

Agroquímicos - produtos químicos usados na agricultura. Agroquímicos tóxicos, se usados em níveis que provoquem toxicidade
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muito grato a todos. Acho que esta solução é que se encaixa melhor no meu contexto."
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agricultural chemicals

Em inglês, o termo politicamente correto é "chemicals" ... independentemente de ser tóxico ou não.
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agree Luiza Modesto : Yes, this has been asked before.
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agree Lumen (X)
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agrotoxic

I'm pretty sure that's what it is. I live in a farm now ;-)

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Uruguay: The agro-export model increases the use of pesticides ...
Apple crops, for example, use 100 kilos of agrotoxic substances per hectare in ... Uruguay evidences an increase in the use of agrotoxic substances, ...
www.rel-uita.org/agricultura/agrotoxicos/ modelo_agroexportador_plaguicidas-eng.htm

SchNEWS 514 - Tory Bliar speaks at the Labour Party conference ...
The surrounding lands and rivers have been sucked dry, or contaminated by agrotoxic chemicals from the plantations. The company uses illegally out-sourced ...
www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news514.htm

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ESTUDIO DE DERECHO COMPARADO EN BIOSEGURIDAD
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the farmer in terms of agrotoxic applications. Until now, we have been informed from the part of the. Government of Rio Grande do Sul, that there is a ...
www.field.org.uk/files/Brazil.eng.pdf
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agree Susy Ordaz
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pesticide..agrochemical..agrotoxin

agrotóxico - pesticide, agrochemical (conotação neutra), agrotoxin (conotação negativa)
http://www.nota10vestibulares.com.br/ing/vocab/07.htm
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agree Amy Duncan (X)
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agree R. Alex Jenkins
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agree Cristina Santos
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agree Claudio Mazotti : perfect!
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pesticide, chemical mixture used to kill pests and insects

Esta e a traducao correta.
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pesticides

This is the simplest and most common form. Ah, and with an S because agrotóxicos is in the plural.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Luiza Modesto : Agrotóxicos also include herbicides, not only pesticides. :)
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