jam nut of sorts

Portuguese translation: uma espécie de contraporca

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English term or phrase: jam nut of sorts
Portuguese translation:uma espécie de contraporca
Entered by: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

00:08 Dec 23, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
English term or phrase: jam nut of sorts
The XX clamping system consists of a clamp ring, cylinders, accumulator, valving, and lines. The clamp ring acts as a jam nut of sorts.
Marli Amorim
Argentina
uma espécie de contraporca
Explanation:
of sorts or of a sort : in some respects but not entirely or truly
Ex: a vacation of sorts

Nesse caso, entendo que essa peça funcione como uma espécie de contraporca.


JAM NUT | Portuguese | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
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Dictionary terms for JAM NUT in Português, Português definition for JAM NUT, Thesaurus and ... jam nut. [mecânica] s. porca de aperto, f.; contraporca, f. ...
www.babylon.com/definition/JAM_NUT/Portuguese - Bufret -
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 07:50
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Obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3contraporca (de fixação) sofrível / precária / insatisfatória
Marcelo da Luz
4 +1uma espécie de contraporca
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4uma junta or argola (parafusos e porcas)
amarante dasilva


  

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uma junta or argola (parafusos e porcas)


Explanation:
a type of locknut jammed up against each other...(Wikipedia)

amarante dasilva
Canada
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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contraporca (de fixação) sofrível / precária / insatisfatória


Explanation:
jam nut cf

jam nut
[mecânica] s. porca de aperto, f.; contraporca, f.
Bab Gloss Global Glossary (EN-US~PT-BR)

jam-nut
contra-porca.
Bab Gloss Eletrônica

JAM NUT
A nut used to jam and lock another nut securely in place;
Babylon Glossary of petroleum Industry

of sorts: heterogêneo, em termos, que deixa muito a desejar, insatisfatório, sofrível
Bab Gloss by Ivo Korytowski

of sorts: do tipo inferior, de pouco valor
Babylon English-Portuguese

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-12-23 07:02:02 GMT)
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Ou

O anel de travamento faz as vezes de (OU atua como) uma contraporca

é bem livre, mas fiel ao sentido do original e sem o sentido pejorativo das sugestões originais. Da forma sugerida inicialmente, bem literal, passa uma idéia de coisa mal-feita, que não funciona direito, e não é o caso.

Marcelo da Luz
Brazil
Local time: 02:50
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thaiane Assumpção
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado Thaiane!

agree  Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral: isto! ou uma espécie de ....
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado Antonio!

agree  Adriana Lopes
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado Adriana!
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uma espécie de contraporca


Explanation:
of sorts or of a sort : in some respects but not entirely or truly
Ex: a vacation of sorts

Nesse caso, entendo que essa peça funcione como uma espécie de contraporca.


JAM NUT | Portuguese | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
- [ Oversett denne siden ]
Dictionary terms for JAM NUT in Português, Português definition for JAM NUT, Thesaurus and ... jam nut. [mecânica] s. porca de aperto, f.; contraporca, f. ...
www.babylon.com/definition/JAM_NUT/Portuguese - Bufret -


Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 2977
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Crespo
1 day 2 hrs
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