Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Buiero de grota
English translation:
Cave culvert
Added to glossary by
Dolores Vázquez
Dec 8, 2008 17:57
15 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Buiero de grota
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Drainage construction works
FROM TECH SPEC
- Bueiros de Grota
São obras de arte correntes que se instalam no fundo dos talvegues. no caso de obras mais significativas correspondem a cursos d’água permanentes e, conseqüentemente, obras de maior porte. Por se instalarem no fundo dos talvegues, estas obras deverão dispor de bocas e alas.
- Bueiros de Grota
São obras de arte correntes que se instalam no fundo dos talvegues. no caso de obras mais significativas correspondem a cursos d’água permanentes e, conseqüentemente, obras de maior porte. Por se instalarem no fundo dos talvegues, estas obras deverão dispor de bocas e alas.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Cave culvert |
Dolores Vázquez
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| 4 | (valley) culvert |
rhandler
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| 4 | storm drain / storm sewer / stormwater drain / surface water system |
Gilmar Fernandes
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Change log
Dec 10, 2008 08:57: Dolores Vázquez Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Dolores Vázquez
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Cave culvert
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16 mins
(valley) culvert
Bueiro = culvert
Culverts are normally placed at valleys, reason why you may just use "culvert".
Culverts are normally placed at valleys, reason why you may just use "culvert".
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
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English
Works in field
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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storm drain / storm sewer / stormwater drain / surface water system
Read these two articles from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_drain ( ENG)
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bueiro ( PORT )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_drain ( ENG)
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bueiro ( PORT )
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