passada

English translation: loading sessions

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Portuguese term or phrase:passada
English translation:loading sessions
Entered by: Sebastian Haywood-Ward

14:46 May 10, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / loading ships
Portuguese term or phrase: passada
"Após o acidente todos os navios passaram a ser carregados com duas PASSADAS em cada porão".
The context is a hearing in Brazil in which witnesses are asked to describe their involvement in an accident when a ship collided with a pier.
Sebastian Haywood-Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:15
loading sessions
Explanation:
I'm not sure what it has to do with colliding with a pier, but I understand it to mean that each hold will be loaded in two distinct loading sessions.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 13:15
Grading comment
Thank you for the suggestions. I think this is the most helpful and specific answer. Just to clarify, the ship was moored and was being loaded with iron ore when the collision with the pier occurred.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2loading sessions
Martin Riordan
4stage, step
Kevin Freyburg
3..., passing/going through
Claudio Mazotti


  

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..., passing/going through


Explanation:
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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stage, step


Explanation:
duas passadas = two stages,
step n (stage in a process) etapa, fase sf passo, estágio sm


    Reference: ttp://http://www.wordreference.com/pten/etapa
Kevin Freyburg
Local time: 13:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
loading sessions


Explanation:
I'm not sure what it has to do with colliding with a pier, but I understand it to mean that each hold will be loaded in two distinct loading sessions.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 13:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you for the suggestions. I think this is the most helpful and specific answer. Just to clarify, the ship was moored and was being loaded with iron ore when the collision with the pier occurred.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca: I like it.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Paulinho!

agree  Mario Freitas:
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Mario!
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