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cada metro de afastamento

English translation: for each meter of distance

13:05 Aug 24, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / sensors
Portuguese term or phrase: cada metro de afastamento
Can anyone help me with this, I suppose they trying to say, for each meter away from the heat source, temperature will be reduced by 100° C or something?

Adotar empiricamente que a cada metro de afastamento a temperatura é reduzida em 100° C usando tubing de ½“ em aço inox.
Andrew Hunt
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:14
English translation:for each meter of distance
Explanation:
In fact the preposition "a" is essential to the integrity of the expression, and "afastamento" is a slightly fancier way to say "distance".
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coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 22:14
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Thks Cool!
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5for each meter of distance
coolbrowne
3 -1each meter farther from
meirs


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
each meter farther from


Explanation:
the heat source...

meirs
Israel
Local time: 05:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 12

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disagree  coolbrowne: "farther" is a comparative, not applicable in the context.
1 day 7 hrs
  -> comparative to the previous position - it is farther or nearer by one meter (from something)
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a cada metro de afastamento
for each meter of distance


Explanation:
In fact the preposition "a" is essential to the integrity of the expression, and "afastamento" is a slightly fancier way to say "distance".

coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 22:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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Thks Cool!
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