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afogamento

English translation: glugging

22:30 Feb 22, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture
Portuguese term or phrase: afogamento
How fast can pour content from bottle and what makes it fast/slow: Demora porque afoga.
Problemas de afogamento, espirra muitos produtos.

Pesticide packaging/bottle.
nathalia woglo
Brazil
Local time: 13:09
English translation:glugging
Explanation:
"Problem of glugging".

I cannot find a technical word in English for the "glugging" sound of liquid pouring from a container with a small exit hole. The second link explains why it happens. The Free Dictionary link shows that it is a real word! But we all know that the result is liquid all over the place.

With a milk carton, the solution is easy - make a hole in the opposite corner of the top. This allows the air to enter as the milk is smoothly poured into the coffee cup!

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Note added at 11 hrs (2015-02-23 10:11:46 GMT)
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"to clog up" suggests to me the presence of debris which blocks a pipe or a hole. I believe this is not the case in this context.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 13:09
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2clogging up
Ana Vozone
5constriction
Nick Taylor
3 +1glugging
Martin Riordan
4creates vacuum
Richard Purdom


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
clogging up


Explanation:
The English original is quite bad...
porque afoga ..... because/as it clogs up


Ana Vozone
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Ok para clogging. Só não é "afogamento" em PT!
1 hr
  -> Pois não, Mário. Obrigada!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
14 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Paulinho!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
glugging


Explanation:
"Problem of glugging".

I cannot find a technical word in English for the "glugging" sound of liquid pouring from a container with a small exit hole. The second link explains why it happens. The Free Dictionary link shows that it is a real word! But we all know that the result is liquid all over the place.

With a milk carton, the solution is easy - make a hole in the opposite corner of the top. This allows the air to enter as the milk is smoothly poured into the coffee cup!

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Note added at 11 hrs (2015-02-23 10:11:46 GMT)
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"to clog up" suggests to me the presence of debris which blocks a pipe or a hole. I believe this is not the case in this context.

Example sentence(s):
  • Verb 1. glug - make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle; "the wine bottles glugged"

    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/glug
    Reference: http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae141.cfm
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 13:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: I think "glugging" IS the technical term - lots of hits!
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nick. I always thought it was the sound, but it may be the action too.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
creates vacuum


Explanation:
caused by liquid being poured preventing air returning to space emptied, creating a vacuum

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 17:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
constriction


Explanation:
constriction

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Note added at 16 hrs (2015-02-23 14:43:35 GMT)
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constricted opening/neck

Nick Taylor
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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