Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
asfaltamento
English translation:
Asphalting / paving
Added to glossary by
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Oct 5, 2009 13:09
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Portugal
15 years as a full-time translator!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese
asfaltamento
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Environment & Ecology
Segurança
asfaltamento da via de acesso
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | Asphalting |
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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| 4 +5 | paving |
judith ryan
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| 4 | sealing |
Alexander Moran (X)
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| 4 -1 | tarring |
Carla Selyer
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Change log
Oct 10, 2009 17:04: Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
2 mins
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portuguese translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, South African, European/Portugal, Cape Verdean)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7
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Asphalting
diria assim
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Segundo o engenheiro que consultei, o termo mais comum seria "asphalt paving". Obrigada a todos..."
+5
15 mins
judith ryan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
Very quick turnarounds, consultant
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English to Portuguese
paving
another option
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amy Duncan (X)
6 mins
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| agree |
Arthur Godinho
: Para ENG-EUA
7 mins
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| agree |
Ana Falasca Bernardes
1 hr
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| agree |
Bruce Bell (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
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2 hrs
sealing
In the UK, we talk of "sealed" and "unsealed" roads. Just another suggestion...
-1
16 mins
Carla Selyer
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Portuguese, French & Spanish specialist
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
tarring
tarring of the access roads
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-10-05 18:16:57 GMT)
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Tarring of roads - some references (1,890,000 hits on google).
Gov't approves funds for tarring of roads in Bisease - modernghana ...Ajumako Bisease (C/R) July 23, GNA — The government has approved GHC500.000 for the tarring of the two-kilometer road network and construction of drains in ...
www.modernghana.com/.../govt-approves-funds-for-tarring-of-... - Cached - Similar
The Effects of Tar Roads upon Vegetation and Animals.It has been stated that the dust from tarred roads has ap- ... the tarring of roads, for, when tarring is well done, it diminishes ...
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie50053a046
Rough Ride on Cameroon's Ring Road - OhmyNews International29 Nov 2005 ... Tarring of roads expected to boost economic activity ... The tarring of this road is expected to significantly boost economic activities ...
english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?...
[PDF] Tschnidand Economic StudyFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
advantages of surface tarring of roads, the results of which ... tarring in reducing the wear on the road, which necessarily lasts longer, without speaking ...
publications.piarc.org/ressources/actes/1/1913_E_111.pdf
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-10-05 18:16:57 GMT)
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Tarring of roads - some references (1,890,000 hits on google).
Gov't approves funds for tarring of roads in Bisease - modernghana ...Ajumako Bisease (C/R) July 23, GNA — The government has approved GHC500.000 for the tarring of the two-kilometer road network and construction of drains in ...
www.modernghana.com/.../govt-approves-funds-for-tarring-of-... - Cached - Similar
The Effects of Tar Roads upon Vegetation and Animals.It has been stated that the dust from tarred roads has ap- ... the tarring of roads, for, when tarring is well done, it diminishes ...
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie50053a046
Rough Ride on Cameroon's Ring Road - OhmyNews International29 Nov 2005 ... Tarring of roads expected to boost economic activity ... The tarring of this road is expected to significantly boost economic activities ...
english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?...
[PDF] Tschnidand Economic StudyFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
advantages of surface tarring of roads, the results of which ... tarring in reducing the wear on the road, which necessarily lasts longer, without speaking ...
publications.piarc.org/ressources/actes/1/1913_E_111.pdf
Peer comment(s):
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Bruce Bell (X)
: I´ve never seen this term used in the English literature.
1 hr
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