boca de ferro
English translation: intercom (system)
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| 4 +1 | intercom (system) |
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| 4 +1 | Speaking tube/Voice Pipe |
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| 5 | Loud hailer OU public address system |
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| 4 | interphone system |
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| 5 -1 | megaphone |
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interphone system Explanation: A suggestion. |
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26 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1megaphone Explanation: É isso aí. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1intercom (system) Explanation: Intercomunicador=Intercom =intercommunication device- is an electronic communications system very common terminology 14,600,000 from Google |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Speaking tube/Voice Pipe Explanation: Hi, Mike, read below Speaking tube - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A speaking tube or voicepipe is a device based around two cones connected by ... While its most common use was in intra-ship communications, the principle ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaking_tube - 24k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this Voicepipes. The Douglas Self Site, voicepipes, voice pipes, Speaking-Tubes. ... This ship was completed in 1954 so voicepipes were clearly still current technology then ... www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/COMMS/voicepipe/voicepipe.ht... - 15k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this Speaking Tube History The ship-board version of the speaking tube used a larger diameter pipe than domestic models, and further increased the efficiency over long runs in noisy ... telegoons.org/rubovia/speaking_tube.htm - 19k |
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Loud hailer OU public address system Explanation: Boca de ferro é o nome vulgar para o sistema de comunicação interna em uma empresa ou embarcação, também chamado FONOCLAMA - do tipo com altos falantes espalhados pelos ambientes onde todos os colaboradores possam ouvir. Existem dois nomes para definir "boca de ferro" em inglês LOUD HAILER ou PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, que é tb chamado pela sigla PAS. Espero que tenha ajudado -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 dia2 horas (2008-09-07 20:18:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- E pelo que parece, o documento que está traduzindo é uma especificação técnica de uma embarcação de um edital ou carta-convite da Petrobras, que costumo traduzir sempre... |
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