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trava acionada

English translation: lock activated

15:27 May 8, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / móveis
Portuguese term or phrase: trava acionada
É uma trava de rodízio de móvel. A trava acionada impede que o móvel deslize sobre o solo. Deve-se manter a trava do rodízio acionada.
simonete
English translation:lock activated
Explanation:
lock activated

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-05-08 15:29:40 GMT)
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activated lock

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Note added at 3 mins (2008-05-08 15:31:04 GMT)
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activate the lock (ativar a trava)
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Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 13:33
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2kept locked
jack_speak
4 +2lock activated
Leniel Maccaferri


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
lock activated


Explanation:
lock activated

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-05-08 15:29:40 GMT)
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activated lock

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Note added at 3 mins (2008-05-08 15:31:04 GMT)
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activate the lock (ativar a trava)

Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jade Baksh (X)
4 mins
agree  Elvio Sakamoto: "activated lock" seria o correto, para "trava acionada" no início da frase
2 days 18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
kept locked


Explanation:
Em, ingles, nao costumamos dizer a travada do rodizio mantem-se acionada. Normalmente dizemos que os rizios devem-se manter travados.

Leaving the casters in the locked position will keep the furniture from sliding across the floor. The casters should be kept locked.
(could also say "...kept in the locked position")

relates to baby cribs and more particularly to a novel ..... be in the down position with the casters locked to prevent rolling. ...
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Desculpe que teclo rapido demais:
...nao costumamos dizer a TRAVA do rodizio mantem-se acionada. Normalmente dizemos que os RODIZIOS devem-se manter travados

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Note added at 3 days2 hrs (2008-05-11 18:18:20 GMT)
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So' para esclarecer:

"A trava acionada impede que o móvel deslize sobre o solo. Deve-se manter a trava do rodízio acionada." = "Leaving the casters in the locked position will keep the furniture from sliding across the floor. The casters should be kept locked."

jack_speak
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Munhoz: Maybe with a dash to work as an adjective, just like kept-locked? It'd be my choice :-)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Andrea! (actually is 'kept' is part of the verb phrase ==> should be kept = deve-se manter, so I wouldn't recommend the dash.)
agree  Elvio Sakamoto: esta seria a tradução para "manter a trava (do rodízio) acionada"
2 days 17 hrs
  -> Thanks. Actually your suggestion means "to keep the casters in the locked position."
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