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18:02 Jun 3, 2011

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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / Electrical

Portuguese term or phrase: entrada

Hello,

This is found in an Angolan Portuguese document on electricity supply systems in buildings.

Context:
SECÇÕES DOS CONDUTORES
* Ramal
* Coluna > l0mm2
* Entrada > 6mm2

"Entry"seems far too literal here. I also found the term in a separate document, which may provide further context:

Entradas:
troços das canalizações eléctricas compreendidos entre:
• uma caixa de coluna e a origem da instalação de utilização
• o quadro de colunas e a origem de uma instalação de utilização de características especiais
• uma portinhola que sirva uma instalação eléctrica e a sua origem

British English ideal, but any version is appreciated. Once again, many thanks for your help!

Rebekah Fowler
United States

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

input

Douglas Bissell

Entry door

Daniel Rodrigues

feeder

meirs

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

input

Explanation:
Normally the term I would use for power

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 06:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you very much for your feedback. After some research following submission of this Kudoz entry, the client and I think that "incomer" is actually the term that "entrada" refers to in this particular document. For that reason, I am closing the answer without grading, but I would like to thank you for your suggestion of "input" because it helped point me in that particular direction, where previously I had been researching options like "entry", "entrance", etc., with no convincing results. I would indeed agree that in other instances, "input" would be appropriate, but here, we believe they are referring to the "incomer" on a distribution board.

29 mins confidence:

feeder

Explanation:
another option

meirs
Local time: 08:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for your suggestion!

1 day6 hrs confidence:

Entry door

Explanation:
As portas de entrada e saída da instalação e de cada unidade de quarentena devem ser portas de sistema duplo.
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri...:0034:PT:PDF

Entry and exit doors to the facility and to each quarantine unit must be double door systems.
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri...:0034:EN:PDF

I understand the context itself refers to the location of the input, not the mains electrical input. So for it would entry door

Daniel Rodrigues
Local time: 06:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for your feedback! I can see your point, but in this case the document is not referring to the doors, but rather an aspect of the electrical system within the installations ("troços das canalizações eléctricas").

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