serim

English translation: sawdust

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Portuguese term or phrase:serrim
English translation:sawdust
Entered by: Ana Vozone

20:37 Dec 14, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances
Portuguese term or phrase: serim
This is from an Angolan product manual/safety data sheet for a detergent.

The text reads:

"MEDIDAS A TOMAR EM CASO DE FUGAS ACIDENTAIS
Métodos de limpeza: Utilizar materiais absorventes tais como serim ou areia."

Any explanation in English or Portuguese would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Todd Field
United States
Local time: 10:54
sawdust
Explanation:
Typo. The correct spelling eould be "serrim".

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Note added at 6 mins (2014-12-14 20:43:53 GMT)
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The correct spelling should be "serrim". Sorry for the misspelling...
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 16:54
Grading comment
Excellent, thanks, makes perfect sense now.
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sawdust


Explanation:
Typo. The correct spelling eould be "serrim".

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Note added at 6 mins (2014-12-14 20:43:53 GMT)
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The correct spelling should be "serrim". Sorry for the misspelling...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 16:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Excellent, thanks, makes perfect sense now.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral: http://noitesacesas.blogs.sapo.pt/3104.html
31 mins
  -> Obrigada, António Tomás

agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Teresa

agree  Vitor Pinteus: http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/portugues-ingles/serrim
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Vitor

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Muriel
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