Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
bloqueio ou a liberação
English translation:
allows or blocks access
Added to glossary by
Amy Duncan (X)
Mar 20, 2007 19:22
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term
bloqueio ou a liberação
Portuguese to English
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Real Estate
Controle de acesso pessoal - cartão magnético, que possibilita o **bloqueio ou a liberação** na área comum.
I understand all the words, but don't know what they're referring to. This is more descriptive stuff about an apartment complex.
I understand all the words, but don't know what they're referring to. This is more descriptive stuff about an apartment complex.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | allows or blocks access |
Todd Field
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| 5 | access to common areas |
Luiza Modesto
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| 3 | allows or prevents access |
T o b i a s
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Proposed translations
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allows or blocks access
i.e. "... which allows or blocks access to common areas"
That’s the idea, I think, expressed in a straightforward way.
Good luck!
That’s the idea, I think, expressed in a straightforward way.
Good luck!
Peer comment(s):
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lexical
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Denise Miranda
: I believe your translation conveys the right idea. If it reads block, it's because it not only allows but may also block access. It's widely used in plants where there are different levels of access, according to the position. As you said, straightforward
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Adrian MM. (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Todd, and Luiza too, for your help."
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Luiza Modesto
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access to common areas
Washington Mutual |Common Areas: Those portions of a building, land, and amenities owned (or managed) by a planned unit ... Common areas include swimming pools, tennis courts, ...
www.wamu.com/myaccounts/customerservice/help/glossary/terms...
It´s a magnetic card that works like a key. It gives you access to common areas of the building.
www.wamu.com/myaccounts/customerservice/help/glossary/terms...
It´s a magnetic card that works like a key. It gives you access to common areas of the building.
Note from asker:
| This is what I would have said...it was the "bloqueio" that three me off. |
1218 days
allows or prevents access
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Example sentence:
Compass Reader is the proximity reader which receives an input from the transponder, sends the signal to Compass 485 which carries out the necessary checks and allows or prevents access.
In the broadest sense, this identification is the key to the diverse world of SchindlerID: it allows or prevents access to particular floors, distributes elevator capacities according to individual access rights ...
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