Dec 7, 2004 20:23
19 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Marisa Pacheco
Prender o elevador temporariamente..
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Por favor, quando digo, prender o elevador temporariamente em um determinado andar, o verbo correto seria "retain"?
Agradeço pelo esclarecimento.
Agradeço pelo esclarecimento.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | Temporarily hold the elevator. |
Michael Green
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| 5 +4 | hold the elevator |
airmailrpl
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| 5 +1 | take |
Enza Longo
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| 4 | turn on |
Marian Greenfield
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Proposed translations
+5
1 hr
Selected
Temporarily hold the elevator.
According to Dicionario Barsa PT-EN, prender means to arrest, hold up delay, etc.
... maquinário. Se um usuário prender o elevador em um andar, com a porta
aberta, o dispositivo toca após 15 ou 30 segundos. Pode ...
www.sindiconet.com.br/economize/view.asp?id=30 - 40
... maquinário. Se um usuário prender o elevador em um andar, com a porta
aberta, o dispositivo toca após 15 ou 30 segundos. Pode ...
www.sindiconet.com.br/economize/view.asp?id=30 - 40
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: yes ...no dictionary needed..it means to hold the elevator
4 hrs
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
10 hrs
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| agree |
suesimons
11 hrs
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| agree |
Henrique Magalhaes
13 hrs
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| agree |
Joao Vieira
1 day 14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I never know how to reply. Thanks for you all. "
18 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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14
turn on
taking an elevator temporarily on a given floor doesn't make much sense...
Do you mean "turn the elevator on temporarily on floor X? In other words, allow it to stop a certain floor....
Do you mean "turn the elevator on temporarily on floor X? In other words, allow it to stop a certain floor....
+1
4 mins
take
You TAKE an elevator to a particular floor - see below:
.captivatenetwork.com/contact/directions.asp - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
AterWynne - Firm Profile
... Take lobby elevator to 18th floor. ... Take parking garage elevator to lobby,
then take elevator to offices of Ater Wynne on 54th floor. ...
www.aterwynne.com/profile/office.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
Washington, DC
... Exit elevator and turn right. Go to upper floors' elevators. Take elevator to the
26th floor. ... Go to upper floors' elevators. Take elevator to the 26th floor. ...
www.aero.org/locations/wash-dc.html - 7k - 5 Dec 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
Directions to Availant
... We are number 200 Fifth Ave. Take the Elevator to the 6th Floor. From I-95 (128)
North. ... Take the Elevator to the 6th Floor. From I-90 (Mass Pike heading West). ...
www.availant.com/contact/directions.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald Construction Surety Commercial ...
... Take the elevator to the 1st floor reception area. From Dulles International
Airport: ... Take the elevator to the 1st floor reception area. ...
www.wthf.com/Locations/va_directions.htm - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 23 mins (2004-12-07 20:46:43 GMT)
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I may have misunderstood the question. If you are holding the door open at a particular floor, waiting for someone to get in or go out, then you HOLD or ARE HOLDING the elevator. Is this what you\'re after?
.captivatenetwork.com/contact/directions.asp - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
AterWynne - Firm Profile
... Take lobby elevator to 18th floor. ... Take parking garage elevator to lobby,
then take elevator to offices of Ater Wynne on 54th floor. ...
www.aterwynne.com/profile/office.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
Washington, DC
... Exit elevator and turn right. Go to upper floors' elevators. Take elevator to the
26th floor. ... Go to upper floors' elevators. Take elevator to the 26th floor. ...
www.aero.org/locations/wash-dc.html - 7k - 5 Dec 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
Directions to Availant
... We are number 200 Fifth Ave. Take the Elevator to the 6th Floor. From I-95 (128)
North. ... Take the Elevator to the 6th Floor. From I-90 (Mass Pike heading West). ...
www.availant.com/contact/directions.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald Construction Surety Commercial ...
... Take the elevator to the 1st floor reception area. From Dulles International
Airport: ... Take the elevator to the 1st floor reception area. ...
www.wthf.com/Locations/va_directions.htm - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 23 mins (2004-12-07 20:46:43 GMT)
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I may have misunderstood the question. If you are holding the door open at a particular floor, waiting for someone to get in or go out, then you HOLD or ARE HOLDING the elevator. Is this what you\'re after?
Peer comment(s):
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James Cook
: hold ou retain
10 mins
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thanks James, maybe the asker means to HOLD the elevator
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+4
58 mins
airmailrpl
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Related KudoZ points
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80
hold the elevator
prender o elevador temporariamente em um determinado andar => hold the elevator
[PDF] Homework 1
... When the elevator reaches a floor, the buttons for that floor, both out- side and inside, can always hold the elevator at that floor. Elevators and FSMs ...
www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs051/assign/hw01.sol.pdf
[PDF] Homework 1
... When the elevator reaches a floor, the buttons for that floor, both out- side and inside, can always hold the elevator at that floor. Elevators and FSMs ...
www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs051/assign/hw01.sol.pdf
Peer comment(s):
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Eduardo Queiroz
: between floors :)
24 mins
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doesn't have to be 'between' floors
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: yes of course...to prender to hold for heavens sake!
4 hrs
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thanks Jane - is it very cold there now??
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| agree |
adamk
7 hrs
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thank you
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| agree |
Sormane Fitzgerald
15 hrs
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thank you
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