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aterros lançados

English translation: land levelling works

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Portuguese term or phrase:aterros lançados
English translation:land levelling works
Entered by: Gilmar Fernandes

19:00 Jul 11, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology / planejamento urbano
Portuguese term or phrase: aterros lançados
"... a forte instalação de processos erosivos intensos em cortes (solo exposto) e aterros lançados, ... baixa capacidade de suporte de solos, devido a presença de argila expandida.
Seria "cast landfills"?
Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 21:09
land levelling works
Explanation:
entendi aterros lançados como trabalhos de terraplanagem neste seu contexto

embora Landfill tbm. é usado para falar de nivelamento / terraplanagem, veja que tbm. existe a conotação mais conhecida:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill

e para evitar, eu usaria:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_levelling

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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 20:09
Grading comment
Agradecida!
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Summary of answers provided
4landfills performed / executed
Ivan Rocha, CT
4land levelling works
Gilmar Fernandes
3dumped landfills
Michael Powers (PhD)
3tipped landfill
Nick Taylor


  

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landfills performed / executed


Explanation:
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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dumped landfills


Explanation:
RECYCLABLE GREEN WASTE WIDELY DUMPED LANDFILLS DODGE TAX PROGRAM ...
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www.thefreelibrary.com/RECYCLABLE GREEN WASTE WIDELY ...Apr 7, 2002 – Free Online Library: RECYCLABLE GREEN WASTE WIDELY DUMPED LANDFILLS DODGE TAX PROGRAM.(News, Statistical Data Included) by "Daily News (Los ...

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: English
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land levelling works


Explanation:
entendi aterros lançados como trabalhos de terraplanagem neste seu contexto

embora Landfill tbm. é usado para falar de nivelamento / terraplanagem, veja que tbm. existe a conotação mais conhecida:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill

e para evitar, eu usaria:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_levelling



Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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Agradecida!
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tipped landfill


Explanation:
tipped landfill

Nick Taylor
Local time: 01:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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