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mop sink

Portuguese translation: Balde / Tanque

19:34 Oct 11, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Cooking / Culinary
English term or phrase: mop sink
"Empty soak water into mop sink; rinse and repeat soaking procedures to
prepare for the next day"

Qual o significado de "mop sink"?
Luis Batista
Brazil
Local time: 10:02
Portuguese translation:Balde / Tanque
Explanation:
Para a lavagem de esfregão /roupas.
Selected response from:

MBins
Australia
Grading comment
Obrigado!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3pia ou balde da esfregona
Leonor Machado
4 +1Pia para água de faxina/pia para água de limpeza
Marlene Curtis
4 +1Balde / Tanque
MBins
3 -2mop pia
Nick Taylor


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
mop pia


Explanation:
mop pia

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Note added at 6 mins (2013-10-11 19:41:05 GMT)
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http://portuguese.alibaba.com/product-gs/ceramic-mop-sink-59...

Nick Taylor
Local time: 14:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: Please, please, please do not trust alibaba for translations...
21 mins
disagree  Claudio Mazotti: sorry, Nick, it makes no sense at all
53 mins
  -> dont shoot the messenger ;-)
disagree  Tim Friese: yes my sign that a translation is iffy is generally when I find it on alibaba only... I think a lot of it is MT
5 hrs
  -> dont shoot the messenger ;-)
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pia ou balde da esfregona


Explanation:
Pt-Pt

Leonor Machado
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
3 mins
  -> Obg Teresa
agree  Márcio Clemente
30 mins
  -> Obg Márcio
agree  connie leite
2 hrs
  -> Obg Connie
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Pia para água de faxina/pia para água de limpeza


Explanation:
No Brasil diríamos pia para água de limpeza/faxina que se coloca no cháo e onde se torce o esfregão para retirar água suja.

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_portuguese/environment_...

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/mop-sink

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Note added at 40 minutos (2013-10-11 20:14:45 GMT)
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Não é um balde.

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Note added at 48 minutos (2013-10-11 20:23:19 GMT)
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No Brasil, dizemos "esfregão".

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 766

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcela Bigardi
2 hrs
  -> Grata!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Balde / Tanque


Explanation:
Para a lavagem de esfregão /roupas.

MBins
Australia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigado!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcela Bigardi: Tanque!
10 mins
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