Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
bascula
English translation:
weighbridge / weighing machine
Added to glossary by
António Ribeiro
Apr 23, 2004 15:53
20 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
bascula
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
term from rail company company report
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | weighbridge / weighing machine |
António Ribeiro
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| 4 | tumbling wagon |
rhandler
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| 3 +1 | platform-scale |
Eneida Martins
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| 3 | steel yard |
Claudio Mazotti
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Proposed translations
5 hrs
António Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
Professional in Oil & Gas Industry
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
weighbridge / weighing machine
Tratando-se de caminhos de ferro, penso que deve ser isto.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
35
steel yard
suggestion
16 mins
tumbling wagon
Referring to a railway company, I'd say it's a tumbling wagon. Look at this example:
GOand.NET : The Northerners
... breaking, iron mining tools falling on him, survey implements crashing over him, a keg of Dwarven Ale, breaks open drenching the interior of the tumbling wagon ...
www.goand.net/ home/topic.php?TOPIC_ID=1425&whichpage=6
GOand.NET : The Northerners
... breaking, iron mining tools falling on him, survey implements crashing over him, a keg of Dwarven Ale, breaks open drenching the interior of the tumbling wagon ...
www.goand.net/ home/topic.php?TOPIC_ID=1425&whichpage=6
+1
18 mins
Portuguese term (edited):
b�scula
platform-scale
Caso o sentido seja de balança. Sem o contexto, é só uma sugestão.
platform scale
n.
An industrial weighing instrument consisting of a platform coupled to an automatic system of levers and adjustable weights, used to weigh large or heavy objects.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Note added at 20 mins (2004-04-23 16:14:15 GMT)
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báscula s.f. 1. bascule. 2. decimal balance or weighing machine, platform-scale. 3. rocking movement
Michaellis
platform scale
n.
An industrial weighing instrument consisting of a platform coupled to an automatic system of levers and adjustable weights, used to weigh large or heavy objects.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Note added at 20 mins (2004-04-23 16:14:15 GMT)
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báscula s.f. 1. bascule. 2. decimal balance or weighing machine, platform-scale. 3. rocking movement
Michaellis
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