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English: a good bit of kit

Portuguese translation: um belo equipamento/instrumento







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English term or phrase:a good bit of kit
Portuguese translation:um belo equipamento/instrumento
Entered by:Teresa Bento
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Medical - Medical (general) / human body, medical procedures, sayings
English term or phrase: a good bit of kit
"Kwame
…. With all of the pains, bullet wounds, the catheter was the thing.

Rick
This is probably going to make your eyes water (yes, it is) but the penis is lifted straight, it’s passed down into the bladder until we see on the inside of the model that the tip of the catheter is in the bladder.

Kwame
… I mean, it’s painful to watch but it looks like **a good bit of kit.**"

Can anyone help me with this expression?
Thanks in advance :)
Teresa Bento
Portugal
um belo equipamento/instrumento
Explanation:
Presumo que se refira a um instrumento médico.

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MLeiria
Portugal
Note from asker to answerer
Obrigada! ;)
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Summary of answers provided
4parece um bom equipamento
tjr
3um belo equipamento/instrumento
MLeiria


  

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um belo equipamento/instrumento

Explanation:
Presumo que se refira a um instrumento médico.



MLeiria
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Obrigada! ;)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
parece um bom equipamento

Explanation:
There is potentially a double meaning here (possibly inferring that the patient is well hung) so it might be sensible to do the same in portuguese

tjr
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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