rocker action

Portuguese translation: giratório

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English term or phrase:rocker action
Portuguese translation:giratório
Entered by: Marli Amorim

11:46 Apr 28, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
English term or phrase: rocker action
"...Use the volume key on the right side of your phone to obtain a comfortable listening level.
This key has a rocker action...".

Thanks in advance!
Marli Amorim
Argentina
giratório
Explanation:
Apesar do pouco contexto, eu traduziria "The key has a rocker action" por "o aparelho possui um botão giratório" (para aumentar e diminuir o volume...creio eu!)
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Marcia Browne
Brazil
Local time: 19:31
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2giratório
Marcia Browne
5 +1movimento de balancim /movimento basculante
Joon Oh
4 +1acção osciladora
António Ribeiro
4 +1de girar
Roberto Cavalcanti
4acção de embalar
Leonor Maia (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
acção osciladora


Explanation:
Talvez assim, salvo mais contexto.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 08:31
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 134

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agree  rhandler
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acção de embalar


Explanation:
Pelo contexto, trata-se de uma tecla que permite um toque confortável, etc. A acção de "embalar" transmite igualmente essa sensação de conforto.

This is my take. :-)

Leonor Maia (X)
Local time: 23:31
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
giratório


Explanation:
Apesar do pouco contexto, eu traduziria "The key has a rocker action" por "o aparelho possui um botão giratório" (para aumentar e diminuir o volume...creio eu!)


    Reference: http://www.infowester.com/placasonido.php,
Marcia Browne
Brazil
Local time: 19:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marco Schaumloeffel: exatamente, é isto!
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Marco! ;-)

agree  AnaCarla: tb está correto!
2 days 11 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
de girar


Explanation:
o botão é de girar, ou a chave é de girar

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 19:31
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 198

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agree  AnaCarla
2 days 4 hrs
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2 days 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
movimento de balancim /movimento basculante


Explanation:
só sugestão

Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 19:31
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Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Angelo
6 days
  -> Obrigado
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