Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

Força de lacete

English translation:

Yawing

Added to glossary by Brigith Guimarães
Aug 23, 2005 15:00
18 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

FORÇA DE LACETE

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering Railway bridges construction
Text says: "Para ter em conta os efeitos laterais devidos ao LACETE, deve considerar-se uma força horizontal,...." etc.

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Change log

Aug 23, 2005 15:01: Clauwolf changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "Portuguese to English"

Proposed translations

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Portuguese term (edited): FOR�A DE LACETE
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yawing [forces]

Just an idea to explore.

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Note added at 6 hrs 42 mins (2005-08-23 21:42:50 GMT)
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No, do not use yawing forces, just yawing:

"Para ter em conta os efeitos laterais devidos ao LACETE, ..."
To take into account lateral effects due to yawing ...

deve considerar-se uma força horizontal,...." etc.
... a horizontal force needs to be considered ...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you ALL for your prompt help. After some reading, and with your "push", I realised that the word to be used was "Yawing", such as Amilcar explains - tx again :)"
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Portuguese term (edited): FOR�A DE LACETE

snaky movement

:)

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-08-23 15:08:53 GMT)
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faltou o "force" no final

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-08-23 15:09:43 GMT)
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"lacete" é o movimento serpenteante do trem
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Portuguese term (edited): FOR�A DE LACETE

S-curve force

Based on experience
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Portuguese term (edited): FOR�A DE LACETE

double bend

Outra sugestão.

lacete = double bend (in a road)

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