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Art/Literary - Government / Politics / romance policial, com ter | | English term or phrase: ..instant push-button connection to the topside communication post. | | The intercom system buzzed its shrill alarm. It happened whenever somebody surface-side wanted to speak to someone below. All of the phones had an instant... |
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| | conexão instantânea com o posto de comunicação externo | Explanation:
Todos os telefones estavam equipados com um botão de conexão imediata com o posto de comunicação externo. Este "push" em "push-button" é totalmente irrelevante.
Note que "post",neste caso é posto/local, não cargo/função e "topside" é uma gíria naval que tem sido bastante abusada, dixando de ser convés (ou, figurativamente, "escalão superior") para ser uma mera referência a algo situado (verticalmente) acima.
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