as a drop in

Portuguese translation: alternativa de fácil instalação/imediata

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English term or phrase:as a drop in
Portuguese translation:alternativa de fácil instalação/imediata
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

13:25 Jan 10, 2015
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Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
English term or phrase: as a drop in
SSDs have arrived as a drop in replacement for hard drives which is great for utilizing their benefits immediately but it’s very limiting.
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As SSDs caíram de paraquedas para substituir os discos rígidos...?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 23:39
alternativa de fácil instalação
Explanation:
Sugestão conforme discussão
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 23:39
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Tks, Mario
Bjs
T
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2alternativa de fácil instalação
Mario Freitas
4como uma gota (no oceano das alternativas para..)
ferreirac
4substituto imediato / substitui facilmente
Rodrigo Cayres


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como uma gota (no oceano das alternativas para..)


Explanation:
Sugestão, pois o sentido me parece o mesmo the "as a drop in the ocean".

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
substituto imediato / substitui facilmente


Explanation:
A expressão idiomática é drop-in replacement. Significa que é um substituto imediato, que requer muito poucos ajustes. É quase tão simples como retirar o HDD e substituí-lo pelo SSD. E é por isso que a frase continua dizendo, "which is great for utilizing their benefits immediately..."

Possibilidades de tradução:
As SSDs chegaram como um substituto imediato dos díscos rígidos...
As SSDs chegaram substituindo facilmente os díscos rígidos...
As SSDs proporcionam uma fácil substituição dos díscos rígidos...

Referências:

What is the meaning of "Drop in replacement"? [...] The part exactly replaces the old one. It just "drops in."
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/205782-Meaning-of-...

serve as drop-in replacements for the default modules... It means that the modules can be changed with no trouble.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1823255


Rodrigo Cayres
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
alternativa de fácil instalação


Explanation:
Sugestão conforme discussão

Mario Freitas
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Local time: 23:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Tks, Mario
Bjs
T

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agree  Paulinho Fonseca
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