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Platelayer

Portuguese translation: operário de ferrovia / de via (permanente)

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English term or phrase:Platelayer
Portuguese translation:operário de ferrovia / de via (permanente)
Entered by: Mario Freitas

16:59 May 15, 2016
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / train
English term or phrase: Platelayer
Aqui o contexto:

"The term 'platelayer' was the name used in Britain for the men who laid and maintained the "plateways" that were primarily used for coal haulage in the early 19th century. Whilst not wishing to take away from Wikipedia or similar sites, "plateways" were built using L shaped rails and the vehicles that ran on them did not have flanged wheels. Eventually, around 1830, with the coming of heavier engines and wagons, plateways gave way to edged rails and flanged wheels. Plateways were less able to carry the increased weights, and the track was prone to wear. With the coming of the first railroad and then railways, the word "platelayer" continued to be used to describe those workers."

Pensei em algo como "Inspetor de Trilhos", mas queria saber se talvez haja algum termo da época. De fato, no catálogo brasileiro de ofícios encontrei "inspetor de via", específico da área. Mas queria alguma ajudinha.
alinerossi
Portugal
Local time: 18:27
operário de ferrovia
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 14:27
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Summary of answers provided
5obreiro ferroviário
Nick Taylor
4encarregado da manutenção da via permanente
Vítor Cortes
4assentador
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
3operário de ferrovia
Mario Freitas


  

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platelayer
operário de ferrovia


Explanation:
https://www.google.com.br/?gws_rd=ssl#q="operário de ferrovi...

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 14:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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platelayer
encarregado da manutenção da via permanente


Explanation:
encarregado da manutenção da via permanente

Referência: http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/18176607/768117755/name/Dicioná...

Vítor Cortes
Portugal
Local time: 18:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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platelayer
assentador


Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt), ver:

as·sen·ta·dor |ô|
substantivo masculino

1. O que assenta.

2. Operário que assenta (carris, peças de máquina, soalhos apainelados, azulejos, etc.).

3. Operário que se emprega exclusivamente na conservação de vias e obras, nos caminhos-de-ferro.

4. Instrumento em que se assenta o fio da navalha.

5. Ferramenta para assentar as asperezas deixadas pelo martelo no acto de forjar.

"assentador", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2013, http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/assentador [consultado em 15-05-2016].

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:27
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platelayer
obreiro ferroviário


Explanation:
obreiro ferroviário

Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 226
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