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15:53 Apr 23, 2004 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial | |||||||
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4 | tumbling wagon |
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3 +1 | platform-scale |
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4 | weighbridge / weighing machine |
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3 | steel yard |
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steel yard Explanation: suggestion |
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tumbling wagon Explanation: Referring to a railway company, I'd say it's a tumbling wagon. Look at this example: GOand.NET : The Northerners ... breaking, iron mining tools falling on him, survey implements crashing over him, a keg of Dwarven Ale, breaks open drenching the interior of the tumbling wagon ... www.goand.net/ home/topic.php?TOPIC_ID=1425&whichpage=6 |
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báscula platform-scale Explanation: Caso o sentido seja de balança. Sem o contexto, é só uma sugestão. platform scale n. An industrial weighing instrument consisting of a platform coupled to an automatic system of levers and adjustable weights, used to weigh large or heavy objects. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2004-04-23 16:14:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- báscula s.f. 1. bascule. 2. decimal balance or weighing machine, platform-scale. 3. rocking movement Michaellis |
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weighbridge / weighing machine Explanation: Tratando-se de caminhos de ferro, penso que deve ser isto. |
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