Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

pista

English translation:

forecourt

Added to glossary by T o b i a s
Jan 27, 2015 20:26
9 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

pista

Portuguese to English Marketing Retail Area traversed by vehicles within a gas station (petrol station)
Context referred to is your average gas/filling/petrol station.

e.g.,

xxxx, uma simpatia em pessoa, há 11 anos perambulando entre a pista e a loja de conveniência, vive oferecendo um sorriso e um cafezinho para quem quer que olhe para ela.
...
Os clientes da pista sempre são convidados por Toninha para tomar um cafezinho na loja de conveniência, o mesmo ocorrendo com os clientes na fila de espera da lavagem de veículos.

No idea what this is in English. Help please. TIA.

Discussion

Richard Purdom Jan 28, 2015:
yup, forecourt is what I call it
T o b i a s (asker) Jan 27, 2015:
Mario Freitas Jan 27, 2015:
Lexical I think that's it. Why don't you post a suggestion?
lexical Jan 27, 2015:
forecourt In British EN we call the area with the pumps the forecourt. Look at these Google Images https://www.google.es/search?q=forecourt&source=lnms&tbm=isc...

Proposed translations

19 hrs
Selected

forecourt attendant

forecourt attendant

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Note added at 19 hrs (2015-01-28 16:22:02 GMT)
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http://www.ofwguide.com/profile_item-118/Forecourt-Attendant...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all."
+1
27 mins

service area vs convenience store

Suggestion only. Pista can have a lot of different meanings in Portuguese but in this case it merely refers to the outside area with the gas pumps etc. No specific "lanes" or anything similar in this case.
Peer comment(s):

agree patricia maltez
19 hrs
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