Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
biombo
English translation:
folding screen, room divider
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-01-19 02:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jan 15, 2012 21:54
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Portuguese term
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biombo
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
máquinas
Ointegrante possui qualificação para tarefa
Olocal da atividade possue algum produto química ou toxico proximo da mesma
Olocal está bem ventilado
Otrabalho com Óxiacetileno esta sendo feito por integrantes treinados
Oscilindros estão em boas condições
Oscilindros possue teste hidrostático dos cilindros
Osreguladores de pressão estão em bom estado
Possue biombo contra projeção de radiações
Olocal da atividade possue algum produto química ou toxico proximo da mesma
Olocal está bem ventilado
Otrabalho com Óxiacetileno esta sendo feito por integrantes treinados
Oscilindros estão em boas condições
Oscilindros possue teste hidrostático dos cilindros
Osreguladores de pressão estão em bom estado
Possue biombo contra projeção de radiações
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | folding screen, room divider |
accuratewords
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| 4 +1 | (portable) welding curtain/screen |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 | blind |
Marcia Galdi
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| 4 | shield / protective shield |
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Proposed translations
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folding screen, room divider
A biombo is a screen or a blind that partitions a room or part of a room. It is the same word in Spanish.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-15 23:49:00 GMT)
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In this context, I would use simply "screen." It is to screen against potentially harmful radiation. (BTW, there was no context when I answered this query! )
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-15 23:49:00 GMT)
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In this context, I would use simply "screen." It is to screen against potentially harmful radiation. (BTW, there was no context when I answered this query! )
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Marcia Galdi
Portugal
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5
blind
É o que eu usaria.
The Free Online Dictionary - "a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "
The Free Online Dictionary - "a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "
Peer comment(s):
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accuratewords
: En Estados Unidos, "blind" es principalmente para cubrir ventanas.
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+1
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Nick Taylor
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(portable) welding curtain/screen
(portable) welding curtain/screen
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jonas Teixeira (X)
: sure enough, in this specific case.
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thanks Jonas (I have one in the workshop, bright red)
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21 hrs
shield / protective shield
Esse biombo é um anteparo / escudo protetor / barreira de proteção contra a radiação.
http://reactor.engr.wisc.edu/tour/reactor.htm
.... the water serves as a shield against radiation...
Radiation Protection Dosimetry / Oxford Journals http://rpd.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/06/23/rpd.n...
The results [...] should enable radiation shield designers to choose an appropriate combination...
http://reactor.engr.wisc.edu/tour/reactor.htm
.... the water serves as a shield against radiation...
Radiation Protection Dosimetry / Oxford Journals http://rpd.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/06/23/rpd.n...
The results [...] should enable radiation shield designers to choose an appropriate combination...
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