Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
barra (canal de entrada)
English translation:
sand bar
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Marilia Bittencourt
Jun 6, 2011 15:46
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Portuguese term
barra (canal de entrada)
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Building port
Praça de evolução com 20 metros de calado e barra (canal de entrada) com 14 metros
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| 5 +1 | sand bar |
Douglas Bissell
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| 4 | bar |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Specializes in field
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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62
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sand bar
When a river reaches the sea, it slows and all the sand and silt in suspension, due to the water movement, fall out and create a sand bar. Ships entering the river have to be able to sail over the bar or it the bar need to be dredged
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25 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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52
bar
Source: Routledge Spanish Technical Dictionary
"HIDROL en la entrada de un puerto: bar"
"HIDROL en la entrada de un puerto: bar"
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