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cambiavías

Portuguese translation: desvio, agulha

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Spanish term or phrase:cambiavías
Portuguese translation:desvio, agulha
Entered by: ArthurLuiz

18:13 Feb 9, 2004
Spanish to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Spanish term or phrase: cambiavías
en una vía de trenes
Ana Gomez Lopez
Spain
Local time: 02:57
desvio, agulha
Explanation:
To change tracks you use pieces of rail that commute the train from one line to the other. That in BR Portuguese is called desvio.
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ArthurLuiz
Brazil
Local time: 21:57
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5 +1desvio, agulha
ArthurLuiz
5guarda-chaves
Marcelo Fogaccia


  

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desvio, agulha


Explanation:
To change tracks you use pieces of rail that commute the train from one line to the other. That in BR Portuguese is called desvio.

ArthurLuiz
Brazil
Local time: 21:57
PRO pts in category: 4
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cambiavías
guarda-chaves


Explanation:
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Note added at 9 mins (2004-02-09 18:22:54 GMT)
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DRAE:
cambiavía.
(De cambiar y vía).
1. m. Col., Cuba y Méx. guardagujas.

DRAE:
guardagujas.

1. com. Empleado que tiene a su cargo el manejo de las agujas en los cambios de vía de los ferrocarriles, para que cada tren marche por la vía que le corresponde.

Aurélio:
guarda-chaves . [De guardar + o pl. de chave.] S. m. 2 n. 1. Empregado incumbido de vigiar e manobrar as chaves [v. chave (28)] nos desvios ou entroncamentos dos trilhos das estradas de ferro.


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Local time: 21:57
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