Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

pontos de luz

English translation:

light fixtures

Added to glossary by airmailrpl
Jun 4, 2005 15:57
18 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

pontos de luz

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
Back to my technical report:

Piso: ardósia com desgaste; alguns ***pontos de luz***

Parede de frente: três interruptores e vinte tomadas com condutores externos, alguns ***pontos de luz***
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 light fixtures
4 light spots

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light fixtures

pontos de luz => light fixtures
Peer comment(s):

agree Henrique Magalhaes
13 hrs
agradeço
neutral Victor Hart : wouldn't it be sockets? i.e. electrical sockets *for* light fixtures (and not the fixtures themselves)
1058 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. This was what I had concluded before asking the question, but wanted to be sure it was not another way of saying electrical outlet."
10 mins

light spots

Mike :)

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-06-04 16:08:46 GMT)
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I have a reference I am going to copy for you that is in PDF - delaing with \"pontos de luz\" and engineering.

[PDF] ENGENHARIA DE MADEIRAS
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Compreender a finalidade de curso de Engenharia de Madeiras, face ao sector
industrial português. ... Dictionary of 20. th. -Century Design and Designers. ...
www.estv.ipv.pt/estv/ects/ conteudoscurriculares/engmad.pdf - Similar pages



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Note added at 12 mins (2005-06-04 16:09:32 GMT)
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It is on page 56, and it is clear that in the context given in the bibliography it would translate as \"light spots.\"

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Note added at 13 mins (2005-06-04 16:10:02 GMT)
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Plesase check it out to see if that would fit in your text also.
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