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filling fast

Portuguese translation: encher-se depressa/ficar saturada

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English term or phrase:filling fast
Portuguese translation:encher-se depressa/ficar saturada
Entered by: A. Carolina Melo

17:37 Jul 17, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Caderno de encargos
English term or phrase: filling fast
"The City faces significant transportation challenges in the future. Since 1990, major four-lane highways have been built to the north, the west and partially to the south. These highways are filling fast. Traffic levels are expected to increase by more than 40% between now and 2015. Local politicians have decided that a significant portion of future growth should be absorbed by public transportation."
A. Carolina Melo
Portugal
Local time: 04:38
encher-se depressa/ficar saturada
Explanation:
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Henrique Magalhaes
Local time: 04:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3encher-se depressa/ficar saturada
Henrique Magalhaes
4 +1encher depressa/rapidamente/
rir
4(chegando) chega à superlotação
Nick Taylor


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
encher-se depressa/ficar saturada


Explanation:
Tradução literária...

Henrique Magalhaes
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado: ficar saturadas
7 mins

agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: saturadas ou congestionadas
2 hrs

agree  rir: enchem depressa
7 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
encher depressa/rapidamente/


Explanation:
as estradas estao a encher/enchem-se com bastante rapidez/rapidamente/...ou seja estao a ficar cheias de trafico, ...nao necessariamente congestionadas, ate podem estar a fluir bem enquanto enchem....sem chegar ainda ao ponto de saturacao.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2011-07-18 10:01:47 GMT)
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estou com keyboard sem acentos...sorry.

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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-07-18 10:41:35 GMT)
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outra forma de dizer neste contexto:

Estas estradas estao a ficar bastante movimentadas...



rir
United States
Local time: 00:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvio F.B.Filho: Desculpe-me fazer uma advertência: TRÁFICO é o comércio ilícito de produtos, aninais ou humanos. TRÁFEGO é trânsito (circulação: marítima, aérea, terrestre ou dados)
7 hrs
  -> claro, obrigado pela emenda, foi distraccao minha, a palavra eh trafego ou transito
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(chegando) chega à superlotação


Explanation:
(chegando) chega à superlotação

Nick Taylor
Local time: 04:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 151
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