movimento sem trancos

English translation: movement without bumps

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Portuguese term or phrase:	movimento sem trancos
English translation:	movement without bumps
Entered by:	António Ribeiro

09:02 Feb 6, 2006

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / equipment

Portuguese term or phrase: movimento sem trancos

this is part of a process where the person has to check if the equipment is performing the movement correctly: 'movimento sem trancos'

Maria Murta KudoZ activity Questions: 15 (3 open) Answers: 18
Local time: 02:36

movement without bumps

Explanation:
Eu diria assim.

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-02-06 09:13:12 GMT)
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trancos, significa solavancos em Pt-Pt.

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António Ribeiro
Local time: 15:36

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Thank you. This is the best translation for this situation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

smooth movement

Carla Queiro (X)

4 +2

movement without bumps

António Ribeiro

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peer agreement (net): +2

movement without bumps

António Ribeiro
Local time: 15:36
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

Thank you. This is the best translation for this situation.

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

smooth movement

Explanation:
If possible I would reverse this to a positive statement and say smooth movement or motion.
If you need to leave it as is, you could use movement with no obstructions.
A little more context in Portuguese would certainly help.

Carla Queiro (X)
Local time: 02:36
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Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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