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tank bunds

Portuguese translation: recintos de contenção


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English term or phrase:tank bunds
Portuguese translation:recintos de contenção
Entered by: ines neuparth
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10:39 Oct 16, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / treatment for oil/water contamination
English term or phrase: tank bunds
Removal of oil film and sludge deposits often found in tank bunds and sumps where long term spillage would normally be difficult to clean up
ines neuparth
Local time: 19:46
recintos de contenção
Explanation:
Bunded tanks
Tanques con "cuba o recinto de contención", también llamada "ciudadela" (como el muro que rodea un castillo).

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=133982

bund - bunded area - WordReference Forums - 6:51am - [ Translate this page ]
bund - bunded area Spanish-English Vocabulary / Vocabulario Español-Inglés. ... Tanques con "cuba o recinto de contención", también llamada "ciudadela"

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Bund é um tanque dentro de um tanque, faz parte da estrutura do tanque. Favor ver abaixo.

What's a Bunded Tank ?

A bunded tank basicly a tank within a tank; a large tank would house a small tank inside it. The larger tank would be able to hold 110% of the capacity of the smaller tank (Shown Below). This is done to protect the surroundings of the tank from any oil spills of leakages.

http://www.tankshop.co.uk/bundedtanks.htm

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Note added at 46 mins (2010-10-16 11:26:10 GMT)
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RECINTOS DE CONTENÇÃO DO TANQUE
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 14:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1diques
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4recintos de contenção
Marlene Curtis
4muros de contenção do tanque
Teresa Borges


Discussion entries: 4





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
diques


Explanation:
A ligação a seguir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Bund#Bunding

em português está assim:

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dique

Espero que ajude.



Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 20:46
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 139

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agree  cristinamarinho
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
muros de contenção do tanque


Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt)...

Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 20:46
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 71
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
recintos de contenção


Explanation:
Bunded tanks
Tanques con "cuba o recinto de contención", también llamada "ciudadela" (como el muro que rodea un castillo).

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=133982

bund - bunded area - WordReference Forums - 6:51am - [ Translate this page ]
bund - bunded area Spanish-English Vocabulary / Vocabulario Español-Inglés. ... Tanques con "cuba o recinto de contención", también llamada "ciudadela"

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Note added at 45 mins (2010-10-16 11:25:09 GMT)
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Bund é um tanque dentro de um tanque, faz parte da estrutura do tanque. Favor ver abaixo.

What's a Bunded Tank ?

A bunded tank basicly a tank within a tank; a large tank would house a small tank inside it. The larger tank would be able to hold 110% of the capacity of the smaller tank (Shown Below). This is done to protect the surroundings of the tank from any oil spills of leakages.

http://www.tankshop.co.uk/bundedtanks.htm

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Note added at 46 mins (2010-10-16 11:26:10 GMT)
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RECINTOS DE CONTENÇÃO DO TANQUE

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 14:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 85
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