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cantón

Portuguese translation: cantão

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Spanish term or phrase:cantón
Portuguese translation:cantão
Entered by: A. Carolina Melo

12:57 Aug 15, 2009
Spanish to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / SW/HW para comboios
Spanish term or phrase: cantón
"El sistema contempla la transmisión de información previa mediante eurobalizas infill, que adelantan la información de señalización de final de cantón.
Basándose en la autorización de marcha transmitida y en las características de la vía, en relación con las características del tren, el equipo embarcado de vehículo realiza una supervisión continua y segura de la velocidad y del fin de la autorización de marcha, que incluye un aviso al maquinista."
A. Carolina Melo
Portugal
Local time: 06:49
cantão / distrito / divisão territorial / região
Explanation:
face à designação díspar entre os diversos países, optaria pela divisão territorial ou região
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José Casquilho
Portugal
Local time: 06:49
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1cantão / distrito / divisão territorial / região
José Casquilho
3trecho protegido de via férrea
Elcio Carillo
Summary of reference entries provided
Cantão
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cantão / distrito / divisão territorial / região


Explanation:
face à designação díspar entre os diversos países, optaria pela divisão territorial ou região

José Casquilho
Portugal
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: A tradução é cantão, mas não tem nada a ver com a divisão territorial...
2 mins
agree  Alejandra Vuotto
28 mins
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
trecho protegido de via férrea


Explanation:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantón_ferroviario

Elcio Carillo
Brazil
Local time: 02:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Reference comments


25 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Cantão

Reference information:
Cantão - Secção de via delimitada por dois sinais ou estações onde a cada momento apenas pode estar a circular um comboio, em circunstâncias normais.


    Reference: http://www.zonaweb.pt/hjcl/files/Glossario.htm
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  rir
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Lia Brigitte Mendonça
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Brigitte!
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