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aterro e desaterro

English translation: earthwork and excavation

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Portuguese term or phrase:aterro e desaterro
English translation:earthwork and excavation
Entered by: Marcia Gascon

02:26 Feb 22, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Real Estate / imóveis à venda
Portuguese term or phrase: aterro e desaterro
contexto:

No lote, não poderão ser realizados *aterro, desaterro* ou extração de areia ou qualquer outra espécie de material nele existente.

Aterro achei como: earthwork, embankment - segundo o babylon, qual dois é mais usado no contexto?

Obrigada pela colaboração ;)
Marcia Gascon
Brazil
Local time: 15:12
earthwork and excavation
Explanation:
aterro pode ser earthwork, embankment, landfill, levelling; e desaterro excavation, removal. No seu caso eu não hesitaria: earthwork e excavation
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Roger Chadel
Brazil
Local time: 15:12
Grading comment
Roger muito obrigadaaaa qualquer um dos termos estão certos se adequam ao contexto e optei pelo seu :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3landfill and excavation
airmailrpl
4earthwork and excavation
Roger Chadel


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
earthwork and excavation


Explanation:
aterro pode ser earthwork, embankment, landfill, levelling; e desaterro excavation, removal. No seu caso eu não hesitaria: earthwork e excavation

Roger Chadel
Brazil
Local time: 15:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Roger muito obrigadaaaa qualquer um dos termos estão certos se adequam ao contexto e optei pelo seu :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Roger - vi no google: 815.000 para embankment and excavation e 528.000 para earthwork and excavation

Asker: já terminei o texto e passei para o revisor (americano nativo) ver se esta corretos os termos ok?

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
landfill and excavation


Explanation:
The Old and New RioThe Flamengo landfill (Aterro do Flamengo), including Gloria. ... The dirt amd rock was used to start building the Aterro and area near Santos Dumont ...
www.brazilbrazil.com/oldnew.html


airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 15:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
6 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
8 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Clara Duarte: "Landfill" porque o texto fala de não se poder fazer uso do solo para deposição de materiais vários, não de terraplanagem.
10 hrs
  -> thank you
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