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cota

English translation: clearance

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Portuguese term or phrase:cota
English translation:clearance
Entered by: mcirino

13:55 Mar 20, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / Medição instalada em poste
Portuguese term or phrase: cota
ATENÇÃO: TENHO UMA PERGUNTA EM ABERTO AINDA SOBRE O TERMO "TAQUEAMENTO". POR FAVOR AJUDE-ME! OBRIGADO!

Contexto:
Instalação de transformador de distribuição com para-raios no tanque e chave fusível na cruzeta de múltipla tensão.
Estrutura N
Nota 1: Para atender requisitos de segurança, a cota mínima de 800 mm deve ser obedecida, mesmo se for necessário alterar a conta de 2100 mm entre a cruzeta e a instalação do transformador.

Obrigado pessoal!
mcirino
Local time: 12:33
clearance
Explanation:
cota: separação, no contexto
Selected response from:

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 13:33
Grading comment
Obrigado.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1clearance
Carlos Quandt
4gap
Douglas Bissell
4distance
Nick Taylor


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
clearance


Explanation:
cota: separação, no contexto

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigado.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Quandt e Marlene, obrigado.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
2 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gap


Explanation:
in this context, "gap" seems a good option as it is the space between the two things, 2.1 metres above the ground"

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 16:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Douglas, obrigado.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
distance


Explanation:
distance

Nick Taylor
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
Notes to answerer
Asker: Nick, obrigado.

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