Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
entroncado
English translation:
connected to the trunk (line)/linked to the trunk (line)
Added to glossary by
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Jan 31, 2010 02:14
14 yrs ago
Portuguese term
entroncado
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Sewage Service Connections / Ligações Prediais de Esgoto
Some kind of connection... Here´s the context:
"Os ramais de descarga existentes não deverão ser entroncados, só sendo ativados quando for efetivada a interligação da quadra com o sistema em funcionamento."
"Os ramais de descarga existentes não deverão ser entroncados, só sendo ativados quando for efetivada a interligação da quadra com o sistema em funcionamento."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | linked/connected to the trunk (line) |
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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| 2 | bulky |
kashew
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Change log
Feb 1, 2010 11:04: Rosana M. changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1104334">Rosana M.'s</a> old entry - "entroncado"" to ""linked/connected to the trunk (line)""
Feb 1, 2010 11:49: Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1104334">Rosana M.'s</a> old entry - "entroncado"" to ""linked/connected to the trunk (line)""
Proposed translations
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6 hrs
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portuguese translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Cape Verdean, Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, South African) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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56
Selected
linked/connected to the trunk (line)
diria assim
linked/connected to the (drain/sewage/exit) trunk (line/system)
linked/connected to the (drain/sewage/exit) trunk (line/system)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada, Antonio!"
4 hrs
bulky
Here's a range of definitions from a Finnish source translating the Portuguese word into English!: athletic, beefy, bulky, corpulent, fat, fleshy, massive, overweight, robust, stocky, stout.
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Note added at 5 heures (2010-01-31 07:16:14 GMT)
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Could it also mean "sectioned" - divided into sections?
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Note added at 5 heures (2010-01-31 07:16:14 GMT)
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Could it also mean "sectioned" - divided into sections?
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help, kashew. However, the synonyms that you found are not good for my context. They all refer to a stocky person ("troncudo", in Portuguese), which is not the case here. |
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