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Jun 6, 2005 17:36
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Portuguese term

aparador de água

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
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Área de luz:
Parede de trás: porta de ferro com pintura velha, aparador de água velho; fechadura
Proposed translations (English)
4 explanation ....frizo da porta.(??)
4 +5 water collector
5 -1 water dispenser

Discussion

airmailrpl Jun 7, 2005:
Actually the "weatherstripping" you see in the USA is usually much smaller in size than the thing that they put on the bottom of exterior doors in Brasil. It is usually articulated and reminds me of a 'squeegee' the width of the door.

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Non-ProZ.com Jun 7, 2005:
THanks Judith... Do you mean you don't think it's the weatherstripping you can add to the bottom of the door to keep wind/water/etc out?
Non-ProZ.com Jun 7, 2005:
Actually, now that I think about it, if airmailrpl is right, I know exactly what he's talking about... we have them here too... it's called weatherstripping... wonder if anyone can confirm that???
Non-ProZ.com Jun 7, 2005:
Thanks airmailrpl... I'm pretty sure the aparador is part of the door, so I'm sure you're right... and Judith Ryan is pretty close too, now if anyone knows if a term exists in English for that piece of the door....
Non-ProZ.com Jun 6, 2005:
rhandler, thanks for the disagree... that makes a lot of sense...
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) Jun 6, 2005:
IMO, that's a bebedouro de �gua
Non-ProZ.com Jun 6, 2005:
Is this just a water fountain? (drinking fountain)

Proposed translations

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Portuguese term (edited): aparador de �gua
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explanation ....frizo da porta.(??)

Since the text makes reference to the door and the door's accessories - I believe that this is the aluminum and rubber attachment that they have on the bottom of doors in Brasil to obstruct water (and insects) from coming in under the door. I can't think of what this is called in Portuguese - But no doubt someone will come up with the name.
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Portuguese term (edited): aparador de �gua

water dispenser

aparador literally means apparatus...

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Note added at 32 mins (2005-06-06 18:08:42 GMT)
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As in this example: is this in the kitchen or ballroom??
Quatro salas de reunião estão disponíveis para seu evento. As salas podem ser montadas em diversas configurações. Mesas, cadeiras estofadas e toalhas podem ser disponbilizadas pelo Centro de Convenções, se forem de agrado do cliente. O aluguel das salas inclui a montagem com o material disponível. Todas as salas são dotadas de flipchart, de aparador para água e café e de infra-estrutura tecnológica de voz e dados, para instalação de equipamentos.


Sala Praça XV



Área: 70 m2
Comprimento: 9,80m
Largura: 7,20m
Altura: 4,20m
Capacidade
Auditório: 63 lugares
U: 26 lugares
O: 34 lugares
Escola: 32 lugares

Esta sala é independente das demais.



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Note added at 33 mins (2005-06-06 18:09:43 GMT)
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In a refrigerator it can be the drip container...

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Note added at 36 mins (2005-06-06 18:12:45 GMT)
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It probably means a HOOK-UP for a water filter. In Brazil, many kitchens has a special place where you hook up a water filter to the wall. There is often a little platform, where you put the filtered water container, and there is a special tube coming out of a small pipe in the wall.

There is no way for me to tell...
Peer comment(s):
disagree rhandler : Sorry to disgress, but "aparador", in your first example, means "sideboard". In no context it means "apparatus".
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Portuguese term (edited): aparador de �gua

water collector

An aparador de agua is any device to collect water, nowadays it is most often used to indicate a sheet of plastic or rubber placed under a dish-rack.

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Note added at 18 hrs 53 mins (2005-06-07 12:30:11 GMT)
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I have tried to find actual examples of such doors, but they all relate to refrigerators, not your case...

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Note added at 20 hrs 44 mins (2005-06-07 14:20:59 GMT)
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No brilliant insights on this one, if it were my decision I would go with something equally nondescript, as in door provided with protection against the elements. Aparador can mean so many things, from a side board to any sort of tray that holds things to a collector to a device to cut or shave something. Good luck!
Peer comment(s):
agree Clauwolf
1 hr
agree rhandler
1 hr
agree Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
agree António Ribeiro
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agree Henrique Magalhaes
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