fichas telefônicas

English translation: telephone tokens

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Portuguese term or phrase:fichas telefônicas
English translation:telephone tokens
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

23:14 Feb 15, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
Portuguese term or phrase: fichas telefônicas
Nos anos 40, quando a moeda já era outra, surgiram no Rio de Janeiro os telefones que funcionavam com duas moedas de 20 centavos. Como no Brasil a moeda mudava com freqüência, a solução foi criar fichas telefônicas.
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telephone tokens
Explanation:
Larousse

contexto

Mike :)

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4 +12telephone tokens
Michael Powers (PhD)
4token; slug
Vittorio Ferretti


  

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token; slug


Explanation:
Spanish "cospel" Deutsch "Einwurfmünze"

Vittorio Ferretti
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telephone tokens


Explanation:
Larousse

contexto

Mike :)

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters
1 min
  -> Thank you, Katarina - Mike :)

agree  mmasur
2 mins
  -> Thank you, mmasur - Mike :)

agree  Enza Longo
3 mins
  -> Thank you, Enza - Mike :)

agree  Mary Palmer
5 mins
  -> Thank you, Mary - Mike :)

agree  Floriana Leary
5 mins
  -> Thank you, Floriana - Mike :)

agree  Amy Duncan (X): Absolutely!
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Amy - Mike :)

agree  Marlene Curtis
7 mins
  -> Thank you, Marlene - Mike :)

agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
9 mins
  -> Thank you, Maria José - Mike :)

agree  rhandler
16 mins
  -> Thank you, Ralph - Mike :)

agree  Sormane Gomes
20 mins
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agree  Luciane Shanahan
23 mins
  -> Thank you, Luciane - Mike :)

agree  Cindy Oliveira
41 mins
  -> Thank you, Cindy - Mike :)
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