battery drain

Portuguese translation: descarga/perda de carga da bateria

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English term or phrase:battery drain
Portuguese translation:descarga/perda de carga da bateria
Entered by: Vasco DUARTE-PACHECO (X)

16:19 Aug 25, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications)
English term or phrase: battery drain
Bateria de telefone
Vasco DUARTE-PACHECO (X)
France
Local time: 22:58
descarga/perda de carga da bateria
Explanation:
Para uso no Brasil.

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-08-25 16:31:51 GMT)
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Ainda que etimologicamente correto, na área de eletrônica, ninguém fala em "esgotamento da bateria" aqui no Brasil.
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Flavio Steffen
Brazil
Local time: 18:58
Grading comment
Flavio, Muito obrigado
Na norma de Portugal utilizaremos a mesma expressão

Um abraço

Vasco
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3esgotamento da bateria/pilha
Mariana Moreira
5 +2descarga/perda de carga da bateria
Flavio Steffen


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
esgotamento da bateria/pilha


Explanation:
drain
v. draw out (liquid); flow out (liquid); empty slowly; be emptied slowly; slowly take away, exhaust; be exhausted

espero que ajude:)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 21:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciana Roppa
1 min
  -> Luciana, obrigada

agree  rhandler
4 mins
  -> Ralph, obrigada

agree  mariajoao (X)
44 mins
  -> Maria João, obrigada
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
descarga/perda de carga da bateria


Explanation:
Para uso no Brasil.

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-08-25 16:31:51 GMT)
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Ainda que etimologicamente correto, na área de eletrônica, ninguém fala em "esgotamento da bateria" aqui no Brasil.

Flavio Steffen
Brazil
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 160
Grading comment
Flavio, Muito obrigado
Na norma de Portugal utilizaremos a mesma expressão

Um abraço

Vasco

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lúcia Leitão
31 mins
  -> Obrigado, Lúcia.

agree  felidaevampire: Também prefiro "descarga da bateria", mas o problema é o leitor confundir "descarga" de "esvaziamento" com descarga elétrica, por exemplo.
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado. Normalmente, o pessoal da área sabe diferenciar bem.
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