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Jun 28, 2010 18:34
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Portuguese term

na medida do possível

Portuguese to English Other Engineering: Industrial
São os controles que podem detectar ou prevenir, na medida do possível, a ocorrência do modo de falha.

Proposed translations

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4 mins

as can be reasonably expected

...detectar ou prevenir, na medida do possível,
... detect or prevent, as can be reasonably expected,
Peer comment(s):

agree Jairo Payan : There are several options; I like yours
52 mins
Many thanks.
agree Berenice Font : I think this is an elegant way to put it, the other, simpler way, would be: as much as possible.
2 hrs
Thanks.
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+1
5 mins

as far as possible/as much as possible

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Peer comment(s):

agree Amy Duncan (X)
3 hrs
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+1
4 mins

to the extent possible

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=To the extent...

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Peer comment(s):

agree Lesley S, MA
19 hrs
Thanks!
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2 hrs

as possible

na medida do possível => as possible
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