Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
gambiarra
English translation:
inspection lamp
Added to glossary by
lexical
Dec 4, 2007 17:54
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term
gambiarra
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
It's a type of electrical connector on the chassis of an articulated trailer.
Context: "Atrás, do lado esquerdo do chassis, perto da rampa esquerda, estão os comandos de actuação das rampas, ficha de teste do ABS e uma tomada eléctrica para uma gambiarra (24V)."
I've seen "inspection lamp" for "gambiarra" (IATE) but would you need a 24v supply for that?
(I've already asked this question by mistake in the ES>EN forum).
Context: "Atrás, do lado esquerdo do chassis, perto da rampa esquerda, estão os comandos de actuação das rampas, ficha de teste do ABS e uma tomada eléctrica para uma gambiarra (24V)."
I've seen "inspection lamp" for "gambiarra" (IATE) but would you need a 24v supply for that?
(I've already asked this question by mistake in the ES>EN forum).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | electrical extension with a plug and a lamp |
Marta Silvas
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| 4 | illegal electrical installation |
Heloisa Ferreira
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Proposed translations
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electrical extension with a plug and a lamp
electrical extension with a plug and a lamp
extensão eléctrica, de fio comprido, que permite levar a luz a sítios afastados.
Gambiarra é o nome dado informalmente ao procedimento necessário para a configuração de um artefato improvisado. O termo também costuma ser usado para definir o artefato em si.
extensão eléctrica, de fio comprido, que permite levar a luz a sítios afastados.
Gambiarra é o nome dado informalmente ao procedimento necessário para a configuração de um artefato improvisado. O termo também costuma ser usado para definir o artefato em si.
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Heloisa Ferreira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Medicine and gaming, 10+ experience
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
illegal electrical installation
gam.bi.ar.ra
[gãbi'aə] sf 1 Teat stage lights, footlights. 2 coloq an illegal electrical installation. 3 coloq an ill-done electrical installation.
[gãbi'aə] sf 1 Teat stage lights, footlights. 2 coloq an illegal electrical installation. 3 coloq an ill-done electrical installation.
Note from asker:
| I know that in Brazilian, the term means a rig-up or patch-up, but why would you imagine that a reputable manufacturer of trailers would advertise an illegal installation? |
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