Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
flautas
English translation:
drainpipes, kananets
Added to glossary by
Mario Freitas
Mar 10, 2016 15:48
8 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
United States
flautas
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Dams
Sentence: "Menor flexibilidade de operação, com flautas a cada 1,0 m de desnível". The context is a comparison of construction alternatives for a spillway system.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | drainpipes, kananets |
Mario Freitas
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| 4 +1 | Drainage flutes |
airmailrpl
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Change log
Mar 14, 2016 05:45: Mario Freitas Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Specializes in field
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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211
Selected
drainpipes, kananets
Sugestão
Peer comment(s):
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Bett
: concordo
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Obrigado, Bett. Não citei referências porque estou traduzindo documentos sobre represas e traduzi o termo como "drainpipes". Portanto, é do meu glossário particular.
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airmailrpl
: nothing shows up in Google for "kananets" that has anything to do with drains..you are absolutely correct that I do not know what kananets are. And my research turned up nothing - maybe you can give a reference
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I believe you don't really know what kananets are. Some research would help you find out.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada, Mario!"
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4 hrs
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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353
Drainage flutes
flautas => Drainage flutes
CB Stonemasonry
www.cbstonemasonry.com/
... Bespoke garden design including steps and features; Drainage flutes; Restoration; Strengthen cracks and movement; Private, commercial, listed CADW and ...
Croft | British History Online
www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/heref/vol3/pp33-36
Piscina: In chancel—recess with two-centred head and circular fluted drain, cut back, 14th-century. Seating: In nave—modern pews incorporating early ...
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS - 1205179 ...
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1...
Cusped piscina with fluted drain, in the south aisle. C12 tapering tub font, with bold motif of zigzag and intersecting circles. Similar to one at Somersal Herbert.
Nottinghamshire history > Articles > Articles form the ...
www.nottshistory.org.uk › Places
May 26, 2009 - The chancel has an east window of a late type, and contains a piscina with circular fluted drain. A double piscina, with dividing shaft, should be ...
CB Stonemasonry
www.cbstonemasonry.com/
... Bespoke garden design including steps and features; Drainage flutes; Restoration; Strengthen cracks and movement; Private, commercial, listed CADW and ...
Croft | British History Online
www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/heref/vol3/pp33-36
Piscina: In chancel—recess with two-centred head and circular fluted drain, cut back, 14th-century. Seating: In nave—modern pews incorporating early ...
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS - 1205179 ...
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1...
Cusped piscina with fluted drain, in the south aisle. C12 tapering tub font, with bold motif of zigzag and intersecting circles. Similar to one at Somersal Herbert.
Nottinghamshire history > Articles > Articles form the ...
www.nottshistory.org.uk › Places
May 26, 2009 - The chancel has an east window of a late type, and contains a piscina with circular fluted drain. A double piscina, with dividing shaft, should be ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks so much! I opted for Mario's "drainpipes" as it seems to be the more common term with a similar meaning, but flagged this to the client. |
Discussion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spillway