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Portuguese translation: derramado sobre

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English term or phrase:	doused over
Portuguese translation:	derramado sobre
Entered by:	Magda Marques

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23:45 Mar 15, 2010

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Science - Physics

English term or phrase: doused

Since just a tiny amount of energy is needed to start the reaction before it becomes self-sustaining, Dr Strano says it could be initiated in a small device with the energy in the push of a finger.
And unlike standard batteries, the stored energy would not leak away over time, and requires none of the toxic, non-renewable metals in many batteries.
The current implementation is for a one-time use, but Dr Strano says he believes the approach could be adapted to a system in which the fuel is doused over the nanotubes after the initial fuel supply is burned and converted into electrical energy.

Estou na dúvida porque não entendi bem o processo. Não sei se "doused over" pode ser "arrefecido", "extinguido" ou até "mergulhado". Help, please!! Thanks.

Magda Marques KudoZ activity Questions: 141 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 7 Brazil
Local time: 00:40

jogado, derramado

Explanation:
O combustível é derramado sobre.............

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Lumen
Brazil
Local time: 00:40

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obrigada pela ajuda!
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5 +2

jogado, derramado

Lumen

5 +1

"o combustível está regado sob..."

Christopher Rosky

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11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

"o combustível está regado sob..."

Explanation:
Olá Magda....

No caso deste texto, o sentido de "doused over" seria o mesmo da ação que uma pessoa usaria para regar plantas ou um peru de natal, porém de um jeito mecanizado.

Christopher Rosky
Brazil
Local time: 00:40
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English