pound glacial till

Portuguese translation: Triturar/esmagar tilito

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English term or phrase:pound glacial till
Portuguese translation:Triturar/esmagar tilito
Entered by: Ena Smith

00:51 Nov 8, 2019
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / Engineering
English term or phrase: pound glacial till
Not surprisingly, projects there are more aggressive in all respects: there are 60 tunnel boring machines operating in Guangzhou, while only one is slated for the Second Avenue project; workers put in five 12-hour shifts a week (and if they don’t like it, they can go pound glacial till); and seizing property is a breeze.
Ena Smith
United States
Local time: 20:08
Triturar/esmagar tilito
Explanation:
Glacial Till é um sedimento glacial não identificado que tem como tradução tilito, já o pound aqui tem o sentido de triturar, esmagar até que fique do tamanho apropriado.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilito
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Eduan Moraes
Brazil
Local time: 21:08
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Triturar/esmagar tilito


Explanation:
Glacial Till é um sedimento glacial não identificado que tem como tradução tilito, já o pound aqui tem o sentido de triturar, esmagar até que fique do tamanho apropriado.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilito


Eduan Moraes
Brazil
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 5
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