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batimentos

English translation: edifícios

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Portuguese term or phrase:batimentos
English translation:edifícios
Entered by: peterinmadrid

00:14 Mar 23, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Aviation Regulations (Angola)
Portuguese term or phrase: batimentos
For the purposes of this law, the airfield is made up of all of the land, water or floating area, including batimentos, installations and material that is intended to be used for arrivals, departures...
peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 06:54
edifícios
Explanation:
A hunch- from your other queries, this sounds like it may originally be a bad translation from Fr to Pt, in which case the word would be "bâtiments ", buildings = edifícios. Makes sense in the context, but I may also be far off the mark ;-)
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PatPat
Local time: 01:54
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It must be, or maybe they use that word in Angola. Thank you.
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4 +2edifícios
PatPat
3depressions
António Ribeiro


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
edifícios


Explanation:
A hunch- from your other queries, this sounds like it may originally be a bad translation from Fr to Pt, in which case the word would be "bâtiments ", buildings = edifícios. Makes sense in the context, but I may also be far off the mark ;-)

PatPat
Local time: 01:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
It must be, or maybe they use that word in Angola. Thank you.

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agree  rhandler: Exatamente o que imaginei e vinha propor.
39 mins
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
11 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
depressions


Explanation:
Não será "abatimentos" que em Pt-Pt significa: abaixamentos ou desnivelamentos de um terreno em relação aos que o rodeiam?

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Note added at 43 mins (2006-03-23 00:58:09 GMT)
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Isto porque o contexto diz especificamente "the airfield is made up of all of the land, water or floating area, ***including*** batimentos...".

António Ribeiro
Local time: 14:54
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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