RAILWAY DEPOT

Portuguese translation: depósito ferroviário

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English term or phrase:RAILWAY DEPOT
Portuguese translation:depósito ferroviário
Entered by: Manuel O

17:59 Mar 27, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: RAILWAY DEPOT
"in the last quarter of the 19th century ... ... they worked at a railway depot"
Manuel O
depósito ferroviário
Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt)
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 22:00
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2estação ferroviária
Luigi EN->PT
4 +1depósito ferroviário
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4armazém ferroviário
Marlene Curtis


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railway depot
estação ferroviária


Explanation:
Estação ferroviária = raiway depot


    Reference: http://www.google.com/dictionary?source=translation&hl=en&q=...
Luigi EN->PT
Sweden
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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agree  rir: estação ferroviária ---para goods and persons! http://www.answers.com/topic/train-station-1
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
railway depot
depósito ferroviário


Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt)

Example sentence(s):
  • ... assinam amanhã um protocolo para a gestão partilhada do Núcleo Museológico de Macinhata do Vouga e do depósito ferroviário da Sernada...
  • A Somague venceu uma obra de 65 milhões de euros na Irlanda, para a concepção e construção do depósito ferroviário de Portlaoise, uma empreitada que...

    Reference: http://www.soberaniadopovo.pt/portal/index.php?news=11504
    Reference: http://www.bigonline.pt/pt/popups/BolsaMercados/noticiasCP.a...
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 22:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 148
Grading comment
obrigado

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cátia Cassiano: O "Depot" é o local onde é feita a manutenção dos comboios. Estacão seria "Train station". Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traction_maintenance_depot Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_station Espero ter ajudado.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
railway depot
armazém ferroviário


Explanation:

Depot = armazém

ttp://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=286292

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS GROUP DISCUSSION PAPER Privatization and ...
by A Estache
Finally, RFFSA and Rede Federal de Armazéns Gerais Ferroviários (AGEF, a company owning railways depots) controlled two different suburban passenger ...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/.../SSRN_ID286292_code011016670.pdf?..

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 323
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