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usina elevatória

English translation: pumping station

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Portuguese term or phrase:usina elevatória
English translation:pumping station
Entered by: Cipriana Leme

13:29 Nov 7, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Portuguese term or phrase: usina elevatória
Does anyone know the translation of Usina Elevatória? There is not much context. The text is about energy, and the term is part of photo caption. I will keep the name as it is, but I want to add a translation in brackets.

Usina Elevatória de Pedreira, inaugurada em 1939.
Cipriana Leme
Brazil
Local time: 12:48
Pumping Station (see note)
Explanation:
This might help, I had something similar a good while ago, and it turned out to be a pumping station
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MartinPorto
Portugal
Local time: 16:48
Grading comment
I found the same term, pumping station, and used it to translate the term. Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3pump station
RitaMackay
4pumping/generating station
kashew
4(reversible/pumping power station)
Luiz Honma (X)
4Booster Station
Claudio Almeida
2 +1Pumping Station (see note)
MartinPorto


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pump station


Explanation:
"Perfil do sistema da concessão do Projeto Serra, já com a usina Pedreira (“Pedreira Pump Station”)"


    Reference: http://aguasclarasdoriopinheiros.org.br/expedicao/2011/04/06...
RitaMackay
Portugal
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lidia Carney: agree with both!
2 mins
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agree  PaulaEsp
5 mins
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agree  Claudio Mazotti
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Pumping Station (see note)


Explanation:
This might help, I had something similar a good while ago, and it turned out to be a pumping station

MartinPorto
Portugal
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I found the same term, pumping station, and used it to translate the term. Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lidia Carney: agree with both!
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pumping/generating station


Explanation:
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kashew
France
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(reversible/pumping power station)


Explanation:
A usina elevatória de Pedreira é tanto reversível quanto bombeadora.

"A Usina Elevatória de Pedreira foi inaugurada em 1939 com a entrada em operação da unidade 4, primeira unidade reversível do mundo em operação comercial, ou seja, com possibilidade de funcionamento tanto como geradora de energia, tanto como bomba.Posteriormente foram instaladas as demais unidades, que totalizam hoje oito, sendo sete reversíveis e uma que funciona apenas como bomba, todas com turbinas dotadas de rotor tipo Francis, movidas por motores síncronos"
http://www.emae.com.br/emae/conteudo.php?id=Elevatórias

Luiz Honma (X)
Brazil
Local time: 12:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Booster Station


Explanation:
Utilizada para aumentar a recalque de água, por exemplo em uma adutora de água bruta.


    Reference: http://www.smithandloveless.com
    Reference: http://phoenix.gov/WATER/boostgid.html
Claudio Almeida
Local time: 16:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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