Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Contacto de falha
English translation:
fault contact
Added to glossary by
peterinmadrid
Nov 21, 2011 14:48
12 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
Contracts, Accounts and Aviation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English
Contacto de falha
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Geology
bridge / highway construction
Com base nas sondagens realizadas, reconheceu‐se:
•Litologias de natureza metamórfica (Formação da xx e Formação do xx) pertencentes ao
complexo xisto‐grauváquico;
•Litologia de natureza ígnea (granitos);
•Contacto de falha entre as duas litologias enquadrado na zona de Falha de xx, na margem direita;
•Litologias de natureza metamórfica (Formação da xx e Formação do xx) pertencentes ao
complexo xisto‐grauváquico;
•Litologia de natureza ígnea (granitos);
•Contacto de falha entre as duas litologias enquadrado na zona de Falha de xx, na margem direita;
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | fault contact |
Martin Riordan
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Change log
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Proposed translations
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish, British, UK, Irish) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Angolan, European/Portugal, Brazilian, Mozambican) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
fault contact
"When different geologic units have been moved next to one another after they were formed, the contact is a fault contact, which is shown on the map by a thick line (location 5)."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Martin."
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