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laboratório da obra

English translation: site laboratory

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Portuguese term or phrase:laboratório da obra
English translation:site laboratory
Entered by: schmetterlich

00:33 Oct 23, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Portuguese term or phrase: laboratório da obra
o concorrente deve declarar que o laborátorio da obra será acreditado nos termos DL...
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schmetterlich
Local time: 01:43
site laboratory
Explanation:
site laboratory
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:43
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4site laboratory
Nick Taylor
4Soil testing laboratory
Gilmar Fernandes
Summary of reference entries provided
construction work
Paulinho Fonseca

  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Soil testing laboratory


Explanation:
ftp://ftpaeroportos.transportes.gov.br/DADOS_001_20171027/Es...

There are 33 occurrences of the word "laboratório" in this PDF and most of them refer to something along the lines of soil testing. So I'm inclined to think that "obra" in your context refers to the actual work site.

https://www.sgs.com/en/construction/project-management/servi...



Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 02:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 331
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
site laboratory


Explanation:
site laboratory

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 405

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agree  Martin Riordan
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agree  Mario Freitas:
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Reference: construction work

Reference information:
IMH


    https://www.besmart.ie/fs/doc/Construction/Construction_Documents/Definition_of_Construction_Work.pdf
Paulinho Fonseca
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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