utilidades
English translation: utility (units)
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| 4 | facilities |
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6 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Utilities Explanation: Utilities refers to the supply of electric power, energy, gas, and others, from public concessionaires. In PT, the term is incorrectly translated to "utilidades" and used regularly. |
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47 mins confidence:
facilities Explanation: Why not use something more generic like 'facilities'. You can't use 'units' again because it's part of the sentence "production units", but you could write: Production units and industrial plant facilities. A suggestion. |
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10 hrs confidence:
| (unidades de) utilidades utility (units) Explanation: vd discussion. Pelo exposto, todas estas "unidades de utilidades" são "utility units", que são máquinas da própria fábrica/usina geradoras de consumíveis (energia) para as máquinas principais/de produção ("production units"). Realço que estas "utility units" NÃO SÃO ou NÃO ESTÃO RELACIONADAS com as "utilities da rede pública". 11. ("utility units" Itaboraí): https://www.google.pt/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=FgLcVNDSJ46s8we4qoDoAw&g... 12. ((Pág.19)Itaborai COMPERJ "From that house (CIC- Casa Integrada de Controle) the operators supervise and operate all refinery process and utility units"): http://www.scribd.com/doc/67013024/I-ET-6000-67-0000-800-PDY... 13. (""utility units" petrochemical): https://www.google.pt/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=FgLcVNDSJ46s8we4qoDoAw&g... |
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