dead leg

Portuguese translation: ramificação/ ligação inativa/morta

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English term or phrase:dead leg
Portuguese translation:ramificação/ ligação inativa/morta
Entered by: MARCOS BAZILIO

15:03 Aug 5, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: dead leg
Olá,

Gostaria de ver sugestões de tradução para o termo "dead leg" no seguinte contexto:

"Dead leg when not in use (reason for flush prior to use). Leaking valve may allow access of insanitary areas of the valve to the sanitary water system."

Obrigado
Ricardo Cidra
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:17
ramificação/ ligação inativa/morta
Explanation:
é bem abrangente, acredito não haver um único termo mais utilizado
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MARCOS BAZILIO
Brazil
Local time: 15:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2ramificação/ ligação inativa/morta
MARCOS BAZILIO
4coloque uma tampa..tamponar..tampar
airmailrpl
4perna inativa
Livia Sá


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ramificação/ ligação inativa/morta


Explanation:
é bem abrangente, acredito não haver um único termo mais utilizado

MARCOS BAZILIO
Brazil
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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coloque uma tampa..tamponar..tampar


Explanation:
verb: Dead leg ...make into a "Dead leg "

Verb:
coloque uma tampa..tamponar..tampar

Dead legs are sections of potable water piping systems that have been altered, abandoned or capped such that water cannot flow through them. This includes isolated branch lines, pipe sections with closed valves and pipes with one end capped.
What are Dead Legs? « Cogency

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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perna inativa


Explanation:
Significado de "dead leg":

Uma lesão causada por um joelho ou pé atingindo a parte superior da perna e fazendo- a ficar dormente (= sem sentir).

Ex: We treat the minor injuries such as dead legs or blisters.

Example sentence(s):
  • https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/dead-leg
Livia Sá
Brazil
Local time: 15:17
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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