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superfície vazada

English translation: cutout (surface) area

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Portuguese term or phrase:superfície vazada
English translation:cutout (surface) area
Entered by: Mike Davison

13:11 Aug 3, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Translation of ABNT standards
Portuguese term or phrase: superfície vazada
Superfície total exposta ao vento (soma da superfície real com a superfície vazada)
Mike Davison
Brazil
Local time: 09:32
cutout (surface) area
Explanation:
In this specific context, which refers to certain measurements, "superfície" means (surface) area. Unlike English, one never says "área de superfície"; the measurement is implicit. Next "vazar" means to cut a hole through, not just to hollow, which would be to make a cavity ("cavidade").

As long as we are here, in this technical context, it is not advisable to make "exposta ao vento" too fancy, as one may lose the required precision. It is really "exposed to the wind" and the whole fragment becomes

Total surface area exposed to the wind (the sum of the actual area and the cutout area).

Since the extra attribute "surface" is already present once, there is no nee to repeat it when describing the two parts being added up. It would be so redundant as to become bad form. That is the reason for the parentheses in the answer.
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coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 08:32
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Thanks a lot
Cheer
Mike

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Summary of answers provided
5cutout (surface) area
coolbrowne
4hollowed out surface
Clauwolf
4Windswept
suesimons


  

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hollowed out surface


Explanation:
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Windswept


Explanation:
My suggestion, Mike.

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cutout (surface) area


Explanation:
In this specific context, which refers to certain measurements, "superfície" means (surface) area. Unlike English, one never says "área de superfície"; the measurement is implicit. Next "vazar" means to cut a hole through, not just to hollow, which would be to make a cavity ("cavidade").

As long as we are here, in this technical context, it is not advisable to make "exposta ao vento" too fancy, as one may lose the required precision. It is really "exposed to the wind" and the whole fragment becomes

Total surface area exposed to the wind (the sum of the actual area and the cutout area).

Since the extra attribute "surface" is already present once, there is no nee to repeat it when describing the two parts being added up. It would be so redundant as to become bad form. That is the reason for the parentheses in the answer.

coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 08:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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Thanks a lot
Cheer
Mike
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