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TAPUME

English translation: boarding; hoarding; screen, fence; enclosure, inclosure; hurdle;

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Portuguese term or phrase:TAPUME
English translation:boarding; hoarding; screen, fence; enclosure, inclosure; hurdle;
Entered by: marinagil

12:58 May 31, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Store Front Refurbishing
Portuguese term or phrase: TAPUME
É obrigatória a instalação de tapume padrâo em todas as lojas.....
A covering at the front of the store, window, so that modifcations may be carried out behind it without affecting the appearance of the mall.
Mike Davison
Brazil
Local time: 10:40
boarding; hoarding; screen, fence; enclosure, inclosure; hurdle;
Explanation:

HOARDING: A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Hoarding

HOARDING: a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary
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marinagil
Brazil
Local time: 10:40
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5 +5boarding; hoarding; screen, fence; enclosure, inclosure; hurdle;
marinagil
5 +1screen
Katja van Hellemond
4 +2FLASHBOARD
Silvia Rebelo


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
screen


Explanation:
in porta editora portugues/english dictionary

Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  marinagil: 100% correto (e tem tb outras opções)
49 mins
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
boarding; hoarding; screen, fence; enclosure, inclosure; hurdle;


Explanation:

HOARDING: A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Hoarding

HOARDING: a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Hoarding
    Reference: http://www.dictionarist.com/definicao/tapume
marinagil
Brazil
Local time: 10:40
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Great thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcos Antonio
1 hr
  -> Tks, Marcos.
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: sure, hoarding
12 hrs
  -> Tks. Em constr. civil é o termos + comum.
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
17 hrs
  -> Tks, Henrique.
agree  Andrea Munhoz: Concordo com 'hoarding', mas acredito que na sua opção você deveria manter no máximo - isso devido ao contexto - duas sugestões :-)/Somos livres para apoiarmos a sugestão que acharmos pertinente, esse é o espírito do KudoZ - o conjunto de opiniões
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Tks, Andrea. Quanto à melhor escolha, quem melhor que a solicitante para definir isso?
agree  Arthur Vasconcelos: This is it.
597 days
  -> Tks, Arthur.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
FLASHBOARD


Explanation:
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do

Silvia Rebelo
Local time: 14:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
14 mins
  -> thank you very much
agree  marinagil
11 hrs
  -> thank you Margilii
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