Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

a montante da fábrica

English translation:

upwind from the plant

Added to glossary by rhandler
Sep 3, 2007 02:34
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term

a montante da fábrica

Portuguese to English Other Environment & Ecology
O vento dominante é E/W e o terreno fica a montante da fábrica da xxxx(cimento), distante 12 km no rumo N/NW.
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Sep 3, 2007 17:14: rhandler Created KOG entry

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upwind from the plant

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Stop International Paper's Test Burn
Addison County residents, upwind from the plant, are at a higher risk for adverse health effects associated with fine particulate pollution. ...
http://lungaction.org/ala_vt/notice-description.tcl?newslett...

Indiana Firefighters Say Recycling Plant Fire May Take Days To ...
"They're afraid the plant is gonna blow,'' said Doug Parks, who lives across the street and upwind from the plant. "We heard a couple of explosions that ...
http://cms.firehouse.com/.../Indiana-Firefighters-Say-Recycl...$38323

TANSTAAFL
We are upwind from the plant for now, but if the wind shifts that will change. We are currently assuming the worst and are preparing for evacuation. ...
http://jon787.livejournal.com/tag/zombies

Anderson Magnesium Fire Prompts Evacuation Of About 5000 - Local ..."They're afraid the plant is gonna blow," said Doug Parks, who with a roommate lives across the street and upwind from the plant. ...
www.theindychannel.com/news/4084731/detail.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos
2 hrs
Thank you, Muriel!
agree Claudio Mazotti
2 hrs
Obrigado, Claudio!
agree Henrique Serra
4 hrs
Obrigado, Henrique!
agree Humberto Ribas
6 hrs
Obrigado, Humberto!
agree Cristina Santos
6 hrs
Obrigado, Cristina!
agree Fernando Domeniconi
9 hrs
Obrigado, Fernando!
agree Brigith Guimarães
11 hrs
Obrigado, Brigith!
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due north from the plant

*a montante* really means upstream, but since we are not talking about rivers, I daresay it means *due north from the plant*
Peer comment(s):

neutral rhandler : Why not "upwind from the plant"?
12 hrs
Perfect!
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5 hrs

upstream from the factory

a montante da fábrica => upstream from the factory

The Float Factory: Traditional high quality handmade Pacemaker ...
This float is first choice if the wind is upstream of the flow and the depth of the ... Please note: These floats are part of the Float Factory's 'Mixed Box ...
www.thefloatfactory.co.uk/products/pacemaker.php
Peer comment(s):

agree Pieter Kuenerz
4 hrs
agradeço .. you are most astute
agree Brigith Guimarães : também
6 hrs
agradeço .. you also are most astute
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