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abrasivo industrial ligeiro

English translation: Low-grade insdustrial abrasive

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Portuguese term or phrase:abrasivo industrial ligeiro
English translation:Low-grade insdustrial abrasive
Entered by: Jorge Soares

12:35 Dec 4, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Portuguese term or phrase: abrasivo industrial ligeiro
"Light industrial abrasive"? "Mild" perhaps? I'm not sure as to quite how this would be termed.
Thanks for the help!
Christopher Fitzsimons
Switzerland
Local time: 14:59
Low-grade insdustrial abrasive
Explanation:
Abrasives tend to be rated as "high-grade, normal or low-grade abrasives". Note how this is stated on the sentence from the link:

hope i've helped you.

bye

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-12-04 12:45:20 GMT)
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PD: not "insdustrial", but, of course, i meant "industrial". (Sorry)
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Jorge Soares
United States
Local time: 08:59
Grading comment
Obrigado Jorge.
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4 +2Low-grade insdustrial abrasive
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Low-grade insdustrial abrasive


Explanation:
Abrasives tend to be rated as "high-grade, normal or low-grade abrasives". Note how this is stated on the sentence from the link:

hope i've helped you.

bye

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 mins (2009-12-04 12:45:20 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

PD: not "insdustrial", but, of course, i meant "industrial". (Sorry)

Example sentence(s):
  • « ... abrasive properties. No single property is paramount for any use (wellborn, 1996, p. 31, 43). Manufactured abrasives generally dominate high-grade abrasives markets as opposed to natural abrasives because ... »

    Reference: http://www.reportlinker.com/report/search/industry/Chemical/...
Jorge Soares
United States
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigado Jorge.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Makes sense. Thanks! :)


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