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wastewater

Portuguese translation: águas residuais

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English term or phrase:wastewater
Portuguese translation:águas residuais
Entered by: Fernanda Barao

01:12 May 14, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: wastewater
losses at the wastewater treatment plant
Norminha (X)
águas residuais
Explanation:
experience

fugas na unidade de tratamento de águas residuais
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Fernanda Barao
Portugal
Local time: 03:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +17águas residuais
Fernanda Barao
5 +3água servida (geralmente usado no plural: águas servidas)
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
4água perdida ou sobejo de água de circulação
Sergio Artamonoff
4esgoto
Regina Boltz


  

Answers


19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +17
águas residuais


Explanation:
experience

fugas na unidade de tratamento de águas residuais

Fernanda Barao
Portugal
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 12
Grading comment
Thanks!

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
água servida (geralmente usado no plural: águas servidas)


Explanation:
experience

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Note added at 2002-05-14 11:22:01 (GMT)
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Em alguns manuais técnicos que traduzi para a Coca-Cola, o cliente prefere \"efluentes\" em vez de águas servidas. Ou seja, Tratamento de Efluentes.
HTH

Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 2711

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
água perdida ou sobejo de água de circulação


Explanation:
perdida or sobejo is equivalent to losses


    Lewis L. Sell Technical Dictionary
Sergio Artamonoff
Brazil
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 51
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
esgoto


Explanation:
perdas nas usinas de tratamento de esgoto.
Creio que seja esse o significado

Regina Boltz
Brazil
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 76
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