Apr 30, 2000 19:47
24 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
no company
item material rodante
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
The phrase comes from a paragraph about investments by railway companies. The entire sentence and part of the next:
"O item material rodante é o que vai absorver mais recursos. As principais encomendas serão 12 locomotivas Dash-9..."
"O item material rodante é o que vai absorver mais recursos. As principais encomendas serão 12 locomotivas Dash-9..."
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Paulo Wengorski
Translator of DIN standards
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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rolling stock
Rolling stock items will absorb most resources.
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Rolling stock
Rolling stock items will be more costly (more expensive).
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Michael Fulton
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
30+ years scientific/technical subjects
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
The heading rolling stock is that which will absorb most resources
It might also be rendered as: 'The item rolling stock is that which will absorb most resources'.
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Ivan Costa Pinto
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
45 years of good services!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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"Buying new rolling stock will absorb a lot of the resources."
"Buying new rolling stock will absorb a lot of the resources. Orders for 12
Dash-9 locomotives will be...\"
Dash-9 locomotives will be...\"
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rolling material
rolling material item will absorb more resources
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Rodolfo Beneyto
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
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Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
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The rolling stock
This refers to the engines, wagons, etc., that run on a railway.
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