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UMA

23:03 Feb 14, 2006
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / CV
Portuguese term or phrase: UMA
"Projeto da Usina Nuclear de Angra II (tubulações e suportação de tubulações dos prédios auxiliares e UMA)" - yet another acronym to brighten up your day (or night)... And by the way many thanks for all the help with the others! ;-)
Braz


Summary of answers provided
2 +1Gralha? UNA
Edgar Potter
1 -1veja abaixo
Marco Schaumloeffel


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
veja abaixo


Explanation:
esta é a única referência que encontrei que tem alguma relacao, difícil...:
Uma unidade de massa atômica (UMA=u) é, por definição, igual a 1/12 da massa do átomo de $ C^{12}$ , correspondendo a $ 1,66 \times 10^{-27}$ kg. ...
astro.if.ufrgs.br/estrelas/node13.htm

Marco Schaumloeffel
Local time: 06:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Vidomar (X): Certamente não se trata disso. É uma instalação. Eu arriscaria Unidade de ... Atômica.
2 hrs
  -> é o que eu tb pensei, mas nao encontrei nada com "Unidade de ... Atômica"
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Gralha? UNA


Explanation:
E se se trata de uma gralha? = UNA Usina Nuclear de Angra

Podia ser também Unidade Nuclear...pois os textos referem-se à unidade de Angra nalguns contextos

Aqui, podia ser uma maneira de distinguir entre trabalhos nos prédios de apoio à central e na Usina/Unidade/Central em si. Uma suggestão

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Elliff: certainly looks like a typo
14 hrs
  -> Thanks
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