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English translation: tailing(s) basins


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Portuguese term or phrase:bacias de rejeito
English translation:tailing(s) basins
Entered by: Lilian Magalhães
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10:30 Dec 6, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / mineiração
Portuguese term or phrase: bacias de rejeito
Os órgãos de controle ambientais em todo mundo, e em especial no Brasil, tem sido rigorosos para concessão de Licenças Ambientais para operações minerais, e principalmente, para construção de depósitos e barragens de rejeito.
Na sua história a XX acumula um boa experiência na execução da construção de bacias de rejeito e barragens.
Lilian Magalhães
Local time: 08:00
tailing(s) basins
Explanation:
Exemplos de aplicação:

"The Magnetation Process™ is designed to produce iron ore concentrate by recovering weakly magnetic iron oxide particles from low-grade natural ore tailings basins..."
http://www.magnetation.com/home/about-magnetation

"The reclamation of abandoned open pit mine sites and taconite tailing basins is essential for both environmental and economic reasons."
http://academics.uww.edu/cni/webquest/Fall03/mine/steel2.htm
"Reclamation of tailing basins resulting from copper-nickel milling: John P Borovsky: Books."
http://www.amazon.com/Reclamation-tailing-resulting-copper-n...

Existem milhões de exemplos no Google.
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Nina_PT
Local time: 12:00
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Summary of answers provided
5tailing(s) basinsNina_PT
5tailing ponds
Joao Marcelo Trovao
4tails dam
Marcia Galdi
4Tailings ponds
Teresa Bettencourt
3Discharge basin
Gad Kohenov


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Discharge basin


Explanation:
Discharge basin in French is Bassin de rejet, which sounds suspiciuosly close to the Portuguese expression.



Gad Kohenov
Local time: 14:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 24
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tailing ponds


Explanation:
Traduzi isto umas 50 vezes em uma norma de mineração.

Joao Marcelo Trovao
Local time: 08:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nina_PT: Eu sempre traduzo 'pond' como sendo 'lago'/'lagoa'. Neste contexto, pode ver o exemplo seguinte: http://p.php.uol.com.br/tropico/html/textos/3212,4.shl
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  -> https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q="ta...
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Tailings ponds


Explanation:
Sug.

Teresa Bettencourt
Local time: 12:00
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tails dam


Explanation:
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-12-06 10:55:56 GMT)
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Desculpe, é "tailings dam"

Marcia Galdi
Brazil
Local time: 08:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tailing(s) basins


Explanation:
Exemplos de aplicação:

"The Magnetation Process™ is designed to produce iron ore concentrate by recovering weakly magnetic iron oxide particles from low-grade natural ore tailings basins..."
http://www.magnetation.com/home/about-magnetation

"The reclamation of abandoned open pit mine sites and taconite tailing basins is essential for both environmental and economic reasons."
http://academics.uww.edu/cni/webquest/Fall03/mine/steel2.htm
"Reclamation of tailing basins resulting from copper-nickel milling: John P Borovsky: Books."
http://www.amazon.com/Reclamation-tailing-resulting-copper-n...

Existem milhões de exemplos no Google.


Nina_PT
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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