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carro a gasolina

English translation: gasoline-powered car

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Portuguese term or phrase:carro a gasolina
English translation:gasoline-powered car
Entered by: Carlos Quandt

01:26 Oct 22, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Petroleum Eng/Sci
Portuguese term or phrase: carro a gasolina
a frase é " o carro a gas natural polui menos do que o carro a gasolina.
laurash2610
Brazil
Local time: 07:49
gasoline-powered car
Explanation:
Americans say "gas-powered" when they mean cars that run on gasoline...
To make the distinction clear: natural gas-powered vs. gasoline-powered

Natural-gas cars have some significant drawbacks. There aren't enough stations selling natural gas to make them practical for cross-country drives. They don't have as much driving range as gasoline-powered cars.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-08-natural-gas-u...
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Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 08:49
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6gasoline-powered car
Carlos Quandt
5 +3petrol driven
Douglas Bissell
4 +2A car running on natural gas pollutes less than one running on petrol
suesimons
4 +1car that runs on gasoline
R. Alex Jenkins
4gas-fueled car
David Hollywood
4Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are less polluting compared to gasoline cars (OU vehicles)
Mary Palmer


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gas-fueled car


Explanation:
gas-fueled car AmE) AUTO coche de gasolina m coche de gasolina m (Esp), ...
books.google.com.mx/books?isbn=0415112737...

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-10-22 01:29:41 GMT)
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or: gas-powered car

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
car that runs on gasoline


Explanation:
In the UK we say 'petrol' instead of gasoline.

Your sentence reads "cars that run on natural gas pollute (the atmosphere) less than cars that run on gasoline".

Best of Luck :)

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 07:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jefferson D Boyles, ELS
16 hrs
  -> Thank You, Jefferson :)
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
gasoline-powered car


Explanation:
Americans say "gas-powered" when they mean cars that run on gasoline...
To make the distinction clear: natural gas-powered vs. gasoline-powered

Natural-gas cars have some significant drawbacks. There aren't enough stations selling natural gas to make them practical for cross-country drives. They don't have as much driving range as gasoline-powered cars.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-08-natural-gas-u...

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 08:49
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
28 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  airmailrpl: -
6 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
7 hrs
  -> obrigado!
agree  Airton J Souza: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car1.htm
9 hrs
  -> obrigado!
agree  Walter Moura
9 hrs
  -> obrigado!
agree  Jefferson D Boyles, ELS
15 hrs
  -> thanks!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A car running on natural gas pollutes less than one running on petrol


Explanation:
My offering.

suesimons
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Tobias. Your answer was helpful, though even if I didn't specify, I'm going for the US English this time.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s: Asker appears to be in Brazil and may need US English -- they didn't bother to specify. But as you note, they asked the wrong question -- the whole phrase needed translating.
4 hrs
  -> Tks, Tobias point taken!
agree  Jefferson D Boyles, ELS: Yes, but I would use the plural forms, in either "dialect".
10 hrs
  -> Mtks, Jefferson.
neutral  R. Alex Jenkins: I can't disagree with your answer, but it is a carbon copy of my suggestion given in the body of my answer on three minutes.
10 hrs
  -> Hi Richard, I confess I didn't read your explanation! Sorry....
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
petrol driven


Explanation:
Eng-UK

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicola Gardner: This is definitely British Eng translation. Hyphen between 2 words as it's an adjective
22 mins
  -> thanks, Nicola
agree  Edward Nelson: I agree.
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Edward
agree  Marjolein Snippe
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Lein
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are less polluting compared to gasoline cars (OU vehicles)


Explanation:
Mudaria um pouco a frase e diria dessa forma. Espero que ajude


http://www.google.com.br/#hl=pt-BR&biw=800&bih=423&q=Natural...



Natural gas cars are far less polluting compared to gasoline cars. Tax Incentives: Not just in America, governments all around the world have declared tax ...

www.buzzle.com/.../natural-gas-cars-pros-and-cons.html

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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