tunel de dragados

English translation: hopper dredger

17:53 Aug 9, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Portuguese term or phrase: tunel de dragados
No tunel de dragados tinha-se detectado grandes vias de entrada de agua antes de docagem. Some area of a dredger but any ideas?
canaria
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:10
English translation:hopper dredger
Explanation:
In your sentence I'm not sure if you should use hopper dredger or the dredger's hopper.
Anyway I am pretty sure the tunel refers to a hopper.
Check out this site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredging
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Carla Queiro (X)
Local time: 03:10
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thanks
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hopper dredger


Explanation:
In your sentence I'm not sure if you should use hopper dredger or the dredger's hopper.
Anyway I am pretty sure the tunel refers to a hopper.
Check out this site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredging

Carla Queiro (X)
Local time: 03:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thanks

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