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Tirantes

English translation: Tie rods

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Portuguese term or phrase:Tirantes
English translation:Tie rods
Entered by: Hilton F Santos

10:19 Oct 17, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Geotechnics
Portuguese term or phrase: Tirantes
Translation for the name given to each of the anchoring elements of a retaining wall.
Isabela
Tie rods
Explanation:
https://patents.google.com/patent/CN103243737A/en
http://resumosparaengenheiros.blogspot.com/2016/08/glossario...
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Hilton F Santos
Brazil
Local time: 19:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Tie rods
Hilton F Santos
4guy-rope / guy-wire
Sergio Carré
4anchor points
Nick Taylor
4Rod
Paulinho Fonseca


  

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Tie rods


Explanation:
https://patents.google.com/patent/CN103243737A/en
http://resumosparaengenheiros.blogspot.com/2016/08/glossario...

Hilton F Santos
Brazil
Local time: 19:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 19

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agree  Nick Taylor
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guy-rope / guy-wire


Explanation:
Esse é o termo encontrado em em dicionários de construção civil e páginas de fornecedores desse material.


    https://www.mastrant.com/products/guy-ropes
Sergio Carré
Brazil
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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anchor points


Explanation:
anchor points

Nick Taylor
Local time: 23:08
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Rod


Explanation:
rod > tirante de guia.
Taylor. James L.
Dicionário metalúrgico: inglês-português, português-inglês/
James L. Taylor. 2º edição — São Paulo: Associação Brasileira
de Metalurgia e Materiais, 2000.

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Paulinho Fonseca
Brazil
Local time: 19:08
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