Oct 30, 2017 16:25
6 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
mother locomotive
English to Portuguese
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Slugs are mainly used in rail yards for switching duties, in which case they are without a cab. Other slugs, designed for use on service trains, may be fitted with a cab, to enhance control, and also provide additional fuel storage for the mother locomotive.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +1 | locomotiva mãe / mestra |
Oliver Simões
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| 4 | trator principal |
Nick Taylor
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| 3 | locomotiva principal |
Matheus Chaud
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Proposed translations
+1
12 mins
Oliver Simões
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
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76
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locomotiva mãe / mestra
Um calque do inglês, mas acho que transmite bem a ideia. Encontrei exemplos de ambas na internet. Veja links.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
7 mins
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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877
English term (edited):
mother locomotive
locomotiva principal
Acredito que seja essa a ideia.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mother
mother =
something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2017-10-31 22:45:19 GMT)
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locomotiva principal: 1.540 resultados no Google
https://www.google.com.br/search?num=50&ei=qfz4WcfxB8ilwgSmi...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mother
mother =
something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2017-10-31 22:45:19 GMT)
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locomotiva principal: 1.540 resultados no Google
https://www.google.com.br/search?num=50&ei=qfz4WcfxB8ilwgSmi...
2 days 5 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Specializes in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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226
trator principal
trator principal
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