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coal slurry

Portuguese translation: lama de carvão

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English term or phrase:coal slurry
Portuguese translation:lama de carvão
Entered by: António Ribeiro

16:08 Apr 2, 2003
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: coal slurry
Poderia ser lama de carvão ou Carvão pulverizado. Ou é outra coisa?
M. Graciela Aparicio - BGE Translation Group
Argentina
Local time: 01:10
lama de carvão
Explanation:
Literal.

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Note added at 2003-04-02 16:48:25 (GMT)
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António Ribeiro
Local time: 14:10
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3lama de carvão
António Ribeiro
4'Suspensão aquosa de carvão'.
Henrique Magalhaes
4Carvão pulverizado em suspensão
Ana Almeida


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
lama de carvão


Explanation:
Literal.

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Note added at 2003-04-02 16:48:25 (GMT)
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António Ribeiro
Local time: 14:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7218

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agree  Clauwolf
27 mins
agree  Mayura Silveira
5 hrs
agree  Alev Ellington
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
'Suspensão aquosa de carvão'.


Explanation:
'Slurry' é a palavra para uma 'suspensão' aquosa de carvão q. não é solúvel em água, e daí o nome 'suspensão.'Esta suspensão poderá ser usada para veicular o carvão em condutas abertas ou fechadas.

Henrique Magalhaes
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 175
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Carvão pulverizado em suspensão


Explanation:
Pode encontrar a definição de "coal slurry" em http://www-cta.ornl.gov/cta/data/tedb21/Edition21_Glossary.p... É claro que sem contexto não é fácil garantir que seja este o sentido, mas é uma sugestão.

Ana Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1129
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