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mother locomotive

Portuguese translation: locomotiva mãe / mestra

16:25 Oct 30, 2017
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: mother locomotive
Slugs are mainly used in rail yards for switching duties, in which case they are without a cab. Other slugs, designed for use on service trains, may be fitted with a cab, to enhance control, and also provide additional fuel storage for the mother locomotive.

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Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 00:37
Portuguese translation:locomotiva mãe / mestra
Explanation:
Um calque do inglês, mas acho que transmite bem a ideia. Encontrei exemplos de ambas na internet. Veja links.

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Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 20:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1locomotiva mãe / mestra
Oliver Simões
4trator principal
Nick Taylor
3locomotiva principal
Matheus Chaud


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
locomotiva mãe / mestra


Explanation:
Um calque do inglês, mas acho que transmite bem a ideia. Encontrei exemplos de ambas na internet. Veja links.




    https://www.google.com/search?ei=xFT3WdqLJ4GGjwP42onADg&q=%22locomotiva+mestra%22&oq=%22locomotiva+mestra%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...6900.10146.0.10
    https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=893&ei=aFT3Wf_SFpiWjQP4rpSgAg&q=%22locomotiva+m%C3%A3e%22&oq=%22locomotiva+m%C3%A3e%22&gs_l=psy-a
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 20:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 76

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mother locomotive
locomotiva principal


Explanation:
Acredito que seja essa a ideia.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mother
mother =
something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.

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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 00:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 877
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2 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
trator principal


Explanation:
trator principal

Nick Taylor
Local time: 04:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 226
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