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backwash

Portuguese translation: retrolavagem

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English term or phrase:backwash
Portuguese translation:retrolavagem
Entered by: Andreia Silva

23:40 Mar 19, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: backwash
To clean the sand filter in the system, the mode Backwash is started.

Context: reverse osmosis
Andreia Silva
Portugal
Local time: 11:35
RETROLAVAGEM
Explanation:
É isso mesmo, para OR, para lavagem de piscinas etc.
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Paulo Lopes
Local time: 07:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10RETROLAVAGEM
Paulo Lopes
4modo (sistema) inverso de lavagem
António Ribeiro
4lavagem por corrente de água limpa em refluxo.
Silvia Borges
4Lavagem em contra corrente
Gabriela Frazao


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
RETROLAVAGEM


Explanation:
É isso mesmo, para OR, para lavagem de piscinas etc.


Paulo Lopes
Local time: 07:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 400

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Antonio Azevedo
22 mins
agree  BrazBiz
58 mins
agree  Gisa
9 hrs
agree  Ligia Dias Costa
9 hrs
agree  Clauwolf
10 hrs
agree  Eliane Rio Branco
11 hrs
agree  airmailrpl
13 hrs
agree  Spina
15 hrs
neutral  Gabriela Frazao: Trata-se de filtros de areia, e a tradução em Portugal é lavagem contra corrente
19 hrs
agree  José Henrique Lamensdorf
22 hrs
agree  Elisabeth Renger (X)
1 day 13 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
modo (sistema) inverso de lavagem


Explanation:
Backwash: corrente de ar ou água lançada para trás pela hélice de avião ou navio



António Ribeiro
Local time: 20:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7218
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lavagem por corrente de água limpa em refluxo.


Explanation:
O processo da água se mover em sentido contrário, pela ação de um motor ou remos, um fluxo de água limpa em sentido contrário. Uma filtragem.

HTH!

Silvia Borges
United States
Local time: 06:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 326
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Lavagem em contra corrente


Explanation:
Trabalhei 18 anos numa empresa de tratamento de águas (industriais, piscinas, etc.) Tenho a certeza que se traduz assim em Portugal.


Gabriela Frazao
Portugal
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 846
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