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em prumo

English translation: in plumb

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Portuguese term or phrase:em prumo
English translation:in plumb
Entered by: Telmo_Carlos

10:27 Mar 12, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / warehouse
Portuguese term or phrase: em prumo
prateleiras niveladas e em prumo
Telmo_Carlos
Portugal
Local time: 19:07
plumb
Explanation:
Levelled and plumb racking/ shelving; i.e, each shelf is level with the others, and no one shelf protrudes out over another as they have been erected in plumb position;
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Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:07
Grading comment
Chose to go with "in plumb", thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7plumb
Andrew Bramhall


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
plumb


Explanation:
Levelled and plumb racking/ shelving; i.e, each shelf is level with the others, and no one shelf protrudes out over another as they have been erected in plumb position;

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Chose to go with "in plumb", thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geraldo Quintas
45 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  airmailrpl: plumbed
4 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Douglas Bissell: plumb, yes. plumbed, no
8 hrs
  -> Agree, thanks
agree  Matheus Chaud
8 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Nick Taylor
9 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Mario Freitas: It must be an adjective/participative. If it's not "plumbed", it has to be something else. Plubm is the verb (the correct one), but the context requires an adjective.
19 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Richard Purdom: for everyone who can't be bothered to look it up, this is 100% right, 'plumb' is an adjective (and a verb and an adverb and noun as it happens
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Exactly Richard; it simply means ' not proud';
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