a bank of truck loading valves.

Portuguese translation: Gambiarra de válvulas de enchimento de camiões

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English term or phrase:a bank of truck loading valves.
Portuguese translation:Gambiarra de válvulas de enchimento de camiões
Entered by: Alexandre Reis

11:43 Jan 30, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: a bank of truck loading valves.
Qualé a tradução de "a bank of truck loading valves.", como no texto abaixo?

First the gasoline. He closed sixteen valves-the nearest of them three kilometers away.- and opened ten, which routed eighty million liters of to gush out from a bank of truck loading valves. The gasoline did no ignite at once. The three did not leave any pyro-technic devices to explode this first of many disasters. Rashne reasoned that if he were truely doing the work of god, then god would provide.

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Alexandre Reis
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Local time: 12:57
Gambiarra de válvulas de enchimento de camiões
Explanation:
Perdoem-me os n/ técnicos mas trabalhei vários anos em refinarias e sei q. neste caso 'bank' corresponde a uma série de válvulas agarradas entre si numa plataforma de enchimento de camiões o q. na gíria é conhecido como uma 'gambiarra' (Pt-Pt)
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Henrique Magalhaes
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2um banco de válvulas de carregamento de caminhões
Roberto Cavalcanti
5um grupo de bocais de enchimento de camiões-cisterna
José Henrique Moreira
4na margem de valvulas de carregamento de caminhões
Floriana Leary
4Gambiarra de válvulas de enchimento de camiões
Henrique Magalhaes


  

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na margem de valvulas de carregamento de caminhões


Explanation:
Here's my suggestion, hope it helps:
...invasão na margem de valvulas de carregamento de caminhões .


Floriana Leary
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um banco de válvulas de carregamento de caminhões


Explanation:
diria assim

Roberto Cavalcanti
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agree  rhandler: Eu também.
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Gambiarra de válvulas de enchimento de camiões


Explanation:
Perdoem-me os n/ técnicos mas trabalhei vários anos em refinarias e sei q. neste caso 'bank' corresponde a uma série de válvulas agarradas entre si numa plataforma de enchimento de camiões o q. na gíria é conhecido como uma 'gambiarra' (Pt-Pt)

Henrique Magalhaes
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um grupo de bocais de enchimento de camiões-cisterna


Explanation:
Dicionário Porto editora:
Bank=conjunto (grupo)

bocais - ver referência


    Reference: http://www.google.pt/search?um=1&hl=pt-PT&q=bocais%20de%20en...
José Henrique Moreira
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