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"trench box"

Portuguese translation: caixa de entivação

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English term or phrase:"trench box"
Portuguese translation:caixa de entivação
Entered by: Alexandre Batista

10:30 Oct 14, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / Building site safety
English term or phrase: "trench box"
Contexto: "For anyone to work safely inside a trench, its sides must be properly secured to prevent collapse. One way to ensure this is by using a trench box.". PT-PT de preferência.
Alexandre Batista
Portugal
Local time: 17:00
caixa de entivação
Explanation:
Também designadas "caixas de frente" ou "caixas de frente de escavação".
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João Roque Dias
Portugal
Local time: 17:00
Grading comment
João, obrigado pela sugestão.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3caixa de entivação
João Roque Dias
5vala entivada
António Ribeiro
4caixa de segurança para evitar deslizamento (das paredes)
Claudio Mazotti


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
caixa de segurança para evitar deslizamento (das paredes)


Explanation:
Ou: caixa de ferro com suporte suporte das paredes

Segundo declarações de testemunhas que trabalhavam no local no momento do acidente, à 1:00 da tarde, ele estava numa cavidade de aproximadamente 4 metros de profundidade sem a “trench Box”, que é uma caixa de ferro com reforçado suporte das paredes, que evita o deslizamento de terra em trabalhos desta natureza.
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 42
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
trench box
caixa de entivação


Explanation:
Também designadas "caixas de frente" ou "caixas de frente de escavação".

João Roque Dias
Portugal
Local time: 17:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 295
Grading comment
João, obrigado pela sugestão.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisabete Cunha
3 mins
agree  muitoprazer (X)
7 mins
agree  Vania Correia
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
vala entivada


Explanation:
Eu diria assim.

entivar (verbo transitivo) = revestir (o terreno) com peças de metal ou de madeira para evitar os desabamentos





António Ribeiro
Local time: 02:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 178
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