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bacias de tancanagem

English translation: storage tanks


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Portuguese term or phrase:bacias de tancanagem
English translation:storage tanks
Entered by: Marilia Bittencourt
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00:05 Jun 8, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Building port
Portuguese term or phrase: bacias de tancanagem
A proposta é a construção de 3 bacias de tancanagem, cada uma com 102 mil m3 de capacidade.
Marilia Bittencourt
Local time: 21:56
storage tanks
Explanation:
TANCAGEM (não tancanagem...sem sacanagem :)

veja esta fotos:

http://www.google.com/search?q="bacia de tancagem"&hl=en&biw...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_tank

o termo usado pela Wikipedia em PT é tanque de armazenamento, que acho seja um sinónimo do termo do seu texto
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 20:56
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4storage tanks
Gilmar Fernandes
3inalnd ports (harbors) with (102,000 m3) tank capacity
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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inalnd ports (harbors) with (102,000 m3) tank capacity


Explanation:
Michaelis - "bacia"

12th meaning:

"12 inland port, inner harbour."

Michaelis Moderno Dicionário Português-Inglês (Portuguese-English)

tan.ca.gem
[tãk'aẽj] sf tankage: a) the act or process of storing in tanks. b) the capacity or contents of a tank

Michael Powers (PhD)
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storage tanks


Explanation:
TANCAGEM (não tancanagem...sem sacanagem :)

veja esta fotos:

http://www.google.com/search?q="bacia de tancagem"&hl=en&biw...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_tank

o termo usado pela Wikipedia em PT é tanque de armazenamento, que acho seja um sinónimo do termo do seu texto

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 20:56
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
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Valeu!
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Asker: Muito obrigada!

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