balance wheel

Portuguese translation: malabarista

11:13 Nov 25, 2001
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: balance wheel
IN ADDITION TO BEING DETECTIVE, BOOKEEPER AND STENOGRAPHER, AND bALANCE WHEEL, I WAS ALSO CHAUFFEUR AND ERRAND BOY.
DENISE PONTE ROSA
Portuguese translation:malabarista
Explanation:
a juggler of some sort? trying to juggle things in someone's life? Best of luck!
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Norminha (X)
Grading comment
This was part of a translation exercise in the University.We decided for "elemento propulsor"because the character make things happen. But I think "malabarista" fits better the whole context present in the text. Thanks a lot!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2malabarista
Norminha (X)
5 +1contrabalanço, equilibrador, compensador
airmailrpl
4Balanceiro
Regina Vincenzi Nunes
4 -1cronometrista
CristinaY


  

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malabarista


Explanation:
a juggler of some sort? trying to juggle things in someone's life? Best of luck!

Norminha (X)
PRO pts in pair: 2
Grading comment
This was part of a translation exercise in the University.We decided for "elemento propulsor"because the character make things happen. But I think "malabarista" fits better the whole context present in the text. Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia Almeida
14 hrs

agree  José Antonio Azevedo
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contrabalanço, equilibrador, compensador


Explanation:
BALANCE WHEEL = Flywheel

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 9465

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clarice Guelfi (X)
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Balanceiro


Explanation:
Se estiver se referindo à profissão de balanceador de roda, esta é a melhor opção. Inclusive, ela existe nos dicionários da Britânica e Dicionário Técnico de Luis Carlos Antas.


    Dicion�rio de Termos T�cnicos de Luiz Mendes Antas
    Brit�nica
Regina Vincenzi Nunes
Brazil
Local time: 21:16
PRO pts in pair: 2
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
cronometrista


Explanation:
balance wheel é sinônimo de TIMEKEEPER, que, em inglês, quer dizer "(sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed in a game". Isto é, CRONOMETRISTA em português.


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CristinaY
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  airmailrpl: there are balance wheels in time pieces (watches and clocks)
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