Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
ferragens
English translation:
wreckage
Added to glossary by
Heloisa Leao
Sep 6, 2006 13:52
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Ireland
Translation & Localisation
Native in: Portuguese 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Portuguese
ferragens
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
accident report
O motorista ficou preso nas ferragens do caminhão
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | wreckage |
rradunz
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| 5 | crushed cabin |
R. Alex Jenkins
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| 2 | debris |
Claudio Mazotti
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Change log
Sep 6, 2006 14:08: Carlos Angelo changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "Portuguese to English"
Proposed translations
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wreckage
often used in accident reports...
Example sentence:
Most of the wreckage was in very small pieces and most was carried out in drywall buckets. Some was large enough to identify -- including the tail number on the aircraft.
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25 mins
R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Works in field
Brazil
Translator and Editor
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
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27
crushed cabin
Hi; this is a little difficult to translate because 'ferragens' literally means the ironwork/bodywork of the truck. But, let's imagine there was an accident and the motorist hit a large tree. When the impact happened the motorist would be trapped in the mangled/crushed cabin of the truck, unable to escape. He wouldn't be trapped in the bodywork as such of the truck; how could he be?
I wouldn't use "bodywork/metalwork" in this context.
I wouldn't use "bodywork/metalwork" in this context.
41 mins
Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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8
debris
The victim was found face down in the debris with his head proximately 2 feet from the ... They were waiting for Tracy who was stuck 100 feet below them. ...
www.avalanche.org/av-reports/proc-show.php3?OID=9817880
www.avalanche.org/av-reports/proc-show.php3?OID=9817880
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