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horse power

Portuguese translation: tração por cavalos

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English term or phrase:horse power
Portuguese translation:tração por cavalos
Entered by: Alexandre Reis

23:45 Oct 28, 2017
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: horse power
Prior to locomotives, the motive force for railroads had been generated by various lower-technology methods such as human power, horse power, gravity or stationary engines that drove cable systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive
Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 04:39
tração por cavalos
Explanation:
A formação das estradas de ferro no Rio de Janeiro
https://books.google.com.br/books?isbn=8586094072
... de ferro entre SaintEtienne e Anfrezieux, para a qual o engenheiro Marc Seguin projetou duas locomotivas a vapor em complemento à tração por cavalos

http://ametadesul.blogspot.com.br/2016/07/no-canada-vao-subs...
É um protesto de turistas brasileiros indignados com o emprego de tração por cavalos

https://www.passeidireto.com/arquivo/5520534/historica-da-ag...
...Dois sistemas se caracterizam nesta fase: um, baseado na tração bovina e, outro, na tração por cavalos, tradição esta retomada da Antiguidade
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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 04:39
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2tração por cavalos
Matheus Chaud
4 +1tração animal
Mario Freitas
4cavalos de tração OU cavalos de tiro
Leonor Machado


  

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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cavalos de tração OU cavalos de tiro


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 98
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tração por cavalos


Explanation:
A formação das estradas de ferro no Rio de Janeiro
https://books.google.com.br/books?isbn=8586094072
... de ferro entre SaintEtienne e Anfrezieux, para a qual o engenheiro Marc Seguin projetou duas locomotivas a vapor em complemento à tração por cavalos

http://ametadesul.blogspot.com.br/2016/07/no-canada-vao-subs...
É um protesto de turistas brasileiros indignados com o emprego de tração por cavalos

https://www.passeidireto.com/arquivo/5520534/historica-da-ag...
...Dois sistemas se caracterizam nesta fase: um, baseado na tração bovina e, outro, na tração por cavalos, tradição esta retomada da Antiguidade

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 04:39
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 338

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
agree  ferreirac
10 hrs
  -> Agradeço, Cicero!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tração animal


Explanation:
No Brasil o termo é genérico para cavalos, burros, bois, etc. A legislação local usa "tração animal".

https://www.google.com.br/search?ei=HO31WaWrCIKmwgTbz5SACg&q...

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 04:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 244

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulo Gasques
12 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Paulo! É o termo que se usa na legislação brasileira, mas tarde demais.
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