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serviço automóvel

English translation: automotive services

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Portuguese term or phrase:serviço automóvel
English translation:automotive services
Entered by: lexical

18:00 Aug 16, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
Portuguese term or phrase: serviço automóvel
This is more an exercise in interpretation and imagination than translation. The context is a feasibility report on the development of a shopping centre in Portugal which, in addition to the mall proper, will have 2 stand-alones (dedicated retail units with their own entrance). One of them will be devoted to "serviços automóvel".

Here's the context:
"O conceito comercial integra apenas duas unidades “stand alone” dedicadas a serviços automóvel e a Equipamento do Lar."

My question is whether we are talking about a car accessories store (where you might buy batteries, car parts, car radios, etc) or a service establishment e.g. a tyre fitting or exhaust fitting facility.

PLEASE do not propose a literal translation (I can do that without help). The points go the best EXPLANATION, not the best "translation".
lexical
Spain
Local time: 12:33
auto repair shop
Explanation:
Anyway, this is a suggestion :)

Here in Portugal it is becoming common that certain hypermarkets/malls propose repair services (of course they sell accesories too). This is usually linked to the food store/mall brand.

Junho 2007 - Isto aki é mm O DA JOANA!Amanha temos q ir ao Station Marché para verificar o nível de valvulina do ... A seguir a desarmar a tenda, fomos ao Station Marché, mas demoravam muito ...
odajoana.blogs.sapo.pt/2007/06/ - 113k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes

NORAUTO - A Solução para o seu automóvelUma loja e uma oficina com tudo para o seu automóvel - acessórios tuning, pneus, jantes, escapes, navegação e multimédia, e muito mais.
www.norauto.pt/ - 21k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes
Selected response from:

Cristina Pereira
Local time: 11:33
Grading comment
Thank you Cristina. Your explanation was what I was looking for - based on local knowledge. I think vera-tech also makes a good point about keeping it vague. Thanks to you both.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1auto repair shop
Cristina Pereira
3 +1auto services
veratek


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
auto repair shop


Explanation:
Anyway, this is a suggestion :)

Here in Portugal it is becoming common that certain hypermarkets/malls propose repair services (of course they sell accesories too). This is usually linked to the food store/mall brand.

Junho 2007 - Isto aki é mm O DA JOANA!Amanha temos q ir ao Station Marché para verificar o nível de valvulina do ... A seguir a desarmar a tenda, fomos ao Station Marché, mas demoravam muito ...
odajoana.blogs.sapo.pt/2007/06/ - 113k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes

NORAUTO - A Solução para o seu automóvelUma loja e uma oficina com tudo para o seu automóvel - acessórios tuning, pneus, jantes, escapes, navegação e multimédia, e muito mais.
www.norauto.pt/ - 21k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes


Cristina Pereira
Local time: 11:33
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you Cristina. Your explanation was what I was looking for - based on local knowledge. I think vera-tech also makes a good point about keeping it vague. Thanks to you both.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
12 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Humberto
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
auto services


Explanation:
I don't live in Portugal, but I would tend to agree with Cristina.
I do think, though, that if they were only talking about accessories, they would have put that in their title, and not "services." But since there is no more information, and it ends up being a better or worse guess, I don't think you should specify. If you go with "Automobile services," you're covered, independently of the services they envision to offer.


veratek
Brazil
Local time: 07:33
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
11 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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