priming/prime

Portuguese translation: expurgar

09:13 Feb 6, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: priming/prime
action of releasing air from a tube to be used in medical procedures
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Portuguese translation:expurgar
Explanation:
this is the term used for priming a tube to prepare a pump set for use
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Andreia Silva
Portugal
Local time: 11:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3expurgar
Andreia Silva
5 +1remover o ar/prepapar
Ricardo Savaris
5ferrar
Mafalda d'Orey de Faria
5purgar
Antonio Costa (X)
4descompressão/descomprimir
Fiona N�voa
4escorvar, escorva
Magda Zanchetta
4retirar o ar / retirada do ar
Ana Rita Santiago


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
descompressão/descomprimir


Explanation:
to decompress is to remove compressed air = descomprimir

Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Local time: 11:42
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
expurgar


Explanation:
this is the term used for priming a tube to prepare a pump set for use

Andreia Silva
Portugal
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 39

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agree  MHO
24 mins

agree  José Antonio Azevedo
11 hrs

agree  Humberto Ribas
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ferrar


Explanation:
É o termo utilizado em Portugal para retirar o ar de uma bomba hidráulica

Mafalda d'Orey de Faria
Portugal
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escorvar, escorva


Explanation:
to prime (pump, tube, etc.) = escorvar
primer = escorvador
priming = escorva, arrastamento
priming pump = bomba de escorva



    Vocabul�rio de termos t�cnicos em metalurgia-J.L.Taylor
Magda Zanchetta
Local time: 07:42
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retirar o ar / retirada do ar


Explanation:
Conversando com um médico, ele disse que descomprimir é usado para ar comprimido. No geral, o que se usa é "retirar o ar", mesmo.

Ana Rita Santiago
Brazil
Local time: 07:42
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
remover o ar/prepapar


Explanation:
A primeira tradução seria a melhor e daria mais sentido, contudo, priming em medicina tem muito sentidos, por exemplo to prime the cervix, preparar a cérvice uterina, dar condicoes para iniciar a indução do parto.


    eu mesmo, m�dico
Ricardo Savaris
Brazil
Local time: 07:42
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  António Ribeiro
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
purgar


Explanation:
Ok

Antonio Costa (X)
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