units of slack

Portuguese translation: unidades de reserva

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English term or phrase:units of slack
Portuguese translation:unidades de reserva
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

22:25 Mar 16, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: units of slack
In the constraints sections of the Answer Report, the status of each resource is given. All of machine A and machine B are used, and there are six units of slack for machine C:
Slack = 6
Unidades a mais?
UNidades de folga?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 05:27
unidades de reserva
Explanation:
Pelo que percebi, parece-me poder ser 6 unidades que se encontram inactivas, tipo em stand by, mas é apenas um palpite, sem grandes certezas...
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Rui Domingues
Portugal
Local time: 08:27
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Gratíssima
T.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1unidades de paragem / de folga / de repouso
Ivaneide
4 +1unidades de reserva/ folga
mariavaz
4unidades em reserva ou unidades sobressalentes
Marcos Antonio
2unidades de reserva
Rui Domingues


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
unidades de reserva


Explanation:
Pelo que percebi, parece-me poder ser 6 unidades que se encontram inactivas, tipo em stand by, mas é apenas um palpite, sem grandes certezas...

Rui Domingues
Portugal
Local time: 08:27
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Gratíssima
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unidades de paragem / de folga / de repouso


Explanation:
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Ivaneide
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Local time: 05:27
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler: Unidades de folga é o correto.
38 mins
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unidades em reserva ou unidades sobressalentes


Explanation:
Acredito que o termo "folga" seria mais adequado se tratasse de pessoas e não de máquinas. Assim, concordo mais com a tradução como "unidades em reserva ou sobressalente".

Marcos Antonio
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unidades de reserva/ folga


Explanation:
Parece-me que ambas as possibilidades são aceitáveis, embora só lendo o contexto em que se insere a frase.

mariavaz
Local time: 08:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  Veronica Colasanto
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