Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
enrocamento
English translation:
riprap
Added to glossary by
Daniel Frisano
Jan 1, 2010 11:09
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Former interpreter for the EU, Brussels
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 3 more.
enrocamento
Portuguese to English
Science
Geography
name of geographic feature
This is a feature of southern Brazil seashore
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | riprap |
Daniel Frisano
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| 5 +1 | rockfill breakwater..rockfill dam...rockfill. |
airmailrpl
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| 3 | riprap OR foundation stone |
Gad Kohenov
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Jan 7, 2010 14:28: Daniel Frisano Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Daniel Frisano
Italy
Italy
Italy
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Native in: Italian
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Selected
riprap
cfr. Portuguese and English Wikipedia entries
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Arrigo - later on the document the word riprap occurs in the original. "
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
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4
riprap OR foundation stone
two possible translations.
+1
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
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English
Brazil
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4
rockfill breakwater..rockfill dam...rockfill.
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Dynamic Modal Analysis of Harbor Protection Rock-Fill Breakwaters
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Rockfill Dams - Contents
Introduction · Types of Rockfill Dam · Advantages of Rockfill Construction · Materials · Earth Core Rockfill Dams · Decked Rockfill Dams ...
www.dur.ac.uk/~des0www4/cal/dams/emba/rcont.htm
Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to Rock-fill dams: Rock-fill dams are embankments of compacted free-draining granular earth with an impervious zone. The earth utilized often ...
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RIP-RAP
riprap (loose rock dump, riprap, rock filling), enrocamento de proteção (loose rock dump, riprap, rock filling), enrocamento a granel (loose rock dump, ...
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ri/rip-rap.html
coroamento do enrocamento > rockfill crest
(KudoZ) Portuguese to English translation of coroamento do enrocamento: rockfill crest [Construction / Civil Engineering (Tech/Engineering)].
www.kudoz.org/.../666403-coroamento_do_enrocamento.html -
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