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Caixa de Distribuição

English translation: juction box

14:20 Jan 6, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
Portuguese term or phrase: Caixa de Distribuição
XXX é responsável por vários produtos de alta tecnologia como disjuntores, dispositivos e **Caixas de Distribuição** de diferentes tamanhos.

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Sofia Pulici
Portugal
Local time: 10:35
English translation:juction box
Explanation:
Caros colegas,
Desde sempre conheço isso com "junction box" (área de elétrica) conforme patente descrita no link a seguir e várias entradas em diversos dicionários e/ou glossários técnicos. [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6800807.html]
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Moisés Perez
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:35
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1juction box
Moisés Perez
3 +2distribution box
Luisa Moura Almeida
4 +1gang box
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda


Discussion entries: 1





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
distribution box


Explanation:
http://ec.europa.eu/eurodicautom/Controller

Luisa Moura Almeida
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda: Please note that, because of the migration to the new interinstitutional database IATE, Eurodicautom will no longer be updated.
1 min
agree  Claudio Mazotti
4 mins
agree  telefpro: concordo
16 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gang box


Explanation:
caixa de distribuição, caixa de passagem, quadro eléctrico
No seu contexto, pode ser qualquer um deles.

Duas definições de gang box: http://tinyurl.com/c342f

Also called a handy box, this small, steel or plastic box is used to mount outlets or electrical switches in walls or for joining conduit or cable.

Electrical rough-in box constructed of metal or hard plastic, to provide for two or more outlets or switches.

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1056317

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Note added at 14 minutos (2007-01-06 14:34:32 GMT)
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Imagens em:

http://www.owi-inc.com/category.php?Category=17
http://electrical.hardwarestore.com/14-45-electrical-boxes-p...

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Note added at 18 minutos (2007-01-06 14:38:44 GMT)
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http://www.dedicatedaudio.com/inc/sdetail/8645

BOA SORTE

María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
Local time: 04:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  R. Alex Jenkins: Yeah, I'd say good phrase.
9 mins
  -> Thank you Richard
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
juction box


Explanation:
Caros colegas,
Desde sempre conheço isso com "junction box" (área de elétrica) conforme patente descrita no link a seguir e várias entradas em diversos dicionários e/ou glossários técnicos. [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6800807.html]

Example sentence(s):
  • Electric junction box and process for producing the same

    Reference: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6800807.html
Moisés Perez
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clauwolf: é isso mesmo
2 hrs
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