earth banks

Portuguese translation: barreiras de terra

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English term or phrase:earth banks
Portuguese translation:barreiras de terra
Entered by: Hilton F Santos

10:49 Oct 30, 2019
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: earth banks
This is part of an Oil Spill Contingency Plan of an Oil & Gas Company

Land Spills

Objectives: Containment: Prevent the oil from spreading on the surface of the ground and concentrate it so that it can be more easily recovered.

Actions:
• Earth banks used for containment or diversion
• Sandbags, wooden boards or earth and plastic sheeting can be used to stop oil
• Interceptor trenches used to contain and collect oil
• Sorbent barrier used to contain (and recover) oil
ndengue
United Kingdom
barreiras de terra
Explanation:
Barreiras de terra (pequenos diqques improvisados para contenção de líquidos ─ obra temporária). Com areia o talude "não fica em pé", é terra mesmo.
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Hilton F Santos
Brazil
Local time: 23:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2bancos de terra
Matheus Chaud
4 +2barreiras de terra
Hilton F Santos
5Bancos de areia
Andrea Luri Abe
4aterros/diques de terra
Nick Taylor


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Bancos de areia


Explanation:
Literal

Andrea Luri Abe
Peru
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: Um "sand bank" e um "earth bank" não são a mesma coisa...
5 mins

neutral  Mario Freitas: Além de não serem a mesma coisa, você continua postando todas as respostas com nível 5 sem referências. Que tal ler as regras do jogo?
3 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
earth banks
bancos de terra


Explanation:

earth = terra

Ex.:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:...
...— criação de quebra-ventos através de acidentes geográficos naturais, bancos de terra...

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 23:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 420

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
34 mins
  -> Obrigado, Paulinho!

agree  Luiz Fernando Santos Perina
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Luiz Fernando!
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
barreiras de terra


Explanation:
Barreiras de terra (pequenos diqques improvisados para contenção de líquidos ─ obra temporária). Com areia o talude "não fica em pé", é terra mesmo.

Hilton F Santos
Brazil
Local time: 23:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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Asker: Thank you


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clauwolf
6 mins
  -> Obrigado!

agree  Maria Luiza Constancio
23 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aterros/diques de terra


Explanation:
aterros/diques de terra

Nick Taylor
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64
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