alça do dispositivo

11:56 Jul 26, 2017
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Highway maintenance/emabnkment repairs
Portuguese term or phrase: alça do dispositivo
Can anyone suggest the translation a/o meaning of this term, regarding repairs to be made to a highway embankment please?

Deslizamento do talude no local, afetando as condições de tráfego pela alça do dispositivo
Andrew Hunt
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:22


Summary of answers provided
3 +1ring road / belt road (to the slope)
Mario Freitas


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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ring road / belt road (to the slope)


Explanation:
Dispositivo = refers to the talude (slope)

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Note added at 11 hrs (2017-07-26 23:48:23 GMT)
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Andrew, level "3" is because this term is used for asphalto roads around cities (usually), and I'm not so sure they'd use the same term for a dirt road in a dam/construction site.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 17:22
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thks Mario - I guess we got it now - beleza!!


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agree  Margarida Ataide
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Margarida!
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