spotting

Portuguese translation: perceber, ver (identificar), avistar, posicionar

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English term or phrase:spotting
Portuguese translation:perceber, ver (identificar), avistar, posicionar
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

21:32 Sep 6, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: spotting
When spotting the car, repeating of messages is not required unless the communication line is broken. If the communication line is broken, the Locomotive engineer should imediatamente stop the movement.
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identificar? alocar? posicionar?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 08:36
perceber, ver (identificar), avistar
Explanation:
Sugestão
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Esther Dodo
United States
Local time: 07:36
Grading comment
Thank you, Esther
Bjs
T.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1perceber, ver (identificar), avistar
Esther Dodo
3 +1Ao notar
ViBe
4(assim que/ao) conseguir enxergar o vagão
Mario Freitas
4descobrir
Maria Meneses
4posicionar com controle visual
airmailrpl


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Ao notar


Explanation:
Ao notar (o vagão), ...

ViBe
Local time: 12:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

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agree  Danik 2014
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perceber, ver (identificar), avistar


Explanation:
Sugestão


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/enpt/spot
Esther Dodo
United States
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Esther
Bjs
T.

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agree  Danik 2014
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(assim que/ao) conseguir enxergar o vagão


Explanation:
IMO soa mais natural assim.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 08:36
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descobrir


Explanation:
Neste caso, quando se descobre o carro, ....

Maria Meneses
Local time: 11:36
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posicionar com controle visual


Explanation:
spotting the car => posicionar com controle visual

Car spotting (positioning) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_spotting_(positioning)
Wikipedia
Car spotting is precise positioning of a railroad car for loading/unloading. When a ... Therefore special systems (car spotters) are invented for car spotting.

airmailrpl
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