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Portuguese to English Construction / Civil Engineering Translation Glossary

Portuguese term English translation
abge crushed aggregate
abobadilha precast concrete blocks/infill pot (beam and pot floor)
abobadina a flat vault
Abolição (bairro) Abolição (district)
Entered by: R. Alex Jenkins
abrigo de força; caixas de força street-side electrical cabinet; circuit breaker panel
Entered by: Marian Greenfield
ABRIR Breakdown
abriram o capital went public
Entered by: Silvia Aquino
abriram o capital went public
acabamento esboçado e afagado rough and smooth plastering
Acabamento final Finishing
acerto de praça Correct positioning . . .
Acessórios para sopragem da linha de alta pressão Accessories for flushing/blowing a high pressure line
acessos mistos em calçada paths and roadways in traditional Portuguese cobblestones/setts
acidente de trajeto commuting accident
Acomodação do Solo soil settling
acompanhamento de passeio without pavement
ACV (Análise do Ciclo de Vida) LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
Adequação bases com fornecedor da caldeira agree suitable foundations with the boiler supplier
ADP Aeroporto da Praia
aduelas Box culverts
Entered by: Mario Freitas
aduelas staves
aduelas de metrô concrete tunnel segments; rings of precast concrete tunnel lining
afam de seus corpos the heavy-duty physical tasks...
aferição de erros de fechamento admeasurement of closing errors
Afinação da estação de tratamento de águas lixiviantes do aterro sanitário Adjustment of the sanitary landfill leachate treatment plant
aglomerante binder/binding agent
aglomerante hidráulico Hydraulic binder
agravo threat/increased risk
agravo appeal (depende do contexto)
agregado britado de granulometria extensa crushed aggregate of variable granulometry (or grain sizes)
Ainda há espaço para novas altas (nos preços dos imóveis) there is still room for further (property price increases)
Entered by: Mark Robertson
ala trench hole
alarme de ré backup alarm
Alas Wing walls
Entered by: Mario Freitas
alça bail ou loop
alçados e corte elevations and section
albufeira da barragem reservoir
Entered by: judith ryan
aletas sandwiche steel molded winglets
Entered by: judith ryan
alfangista cutlasser OR gardener/cutlasser
alhetas / fundos lineares grooves
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