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C2  ·  30 words

Ports and marine works in Portuguese

Where a ship makes fast, and who built the place for it.

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Twenty-fourth in the list is a deriva litoral, and the first noun has a river inside it that English cannot see, because for this one job it reaches into the other family. A deriva goes back to Latin derivare, which was not an abstract verb at all: de plus rivus, the stream, it meant to lead water away out of a watercourse, to take it off its channel. Everything the word does now, in either language, is that picture generalised. A ship à deriva has been taken off its own channel by something stronger than itself; a mathematician taking a derivative and a scholar deriving one form from an older one are leading the same water away from the same stream. English kept the abstract branch, calls it « to derive », and it sounds like a seminar. For the thing this list names it takes a Germanic word instead, « drift », the noun that belongs to « drive »: what has been driven. So « longshore drift » says who pushed the sand along, and a deriva litoral says which channel it left.

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Verb (1)

espiarto warp a ship along on linesVerbC2
Espiaram o navio ao longo do cais sem rebocador.They warped the ship along the quay without a tug.

Noun (m) (20)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o quebra-marthe breakwaterNoun (m)C2
O quebra-mar tira a força à ondulação de fora.The breakwater takes the force out of the swell coming in from outside.
o esporãothe groyneNoun (m)C2
O esporão segura a areia de um lado só.The groyne holds the sand on one side only.
o revestimento de taludethe revetmentNoun (m)C2
O revestimento de talude protege a margem da erosão.The revetment protects the bank from being worn away.
o bloco de proteçãothe armour unitNoun (m)C2
Cada bloco de proteção pesa mais do que um camião.Each armour unit weighs more than a lorry.
o tirante de ancoragemthe anchor tie rodNoun (m)C2
O tirante de ancoragem impede que a parede tombe.The anchor tie rod stops the wall from toppling over.
o material dragadothe dredged spoilNoun (m)C2
O material dragado é analisado antes de ser depositado.The dredged spoil is analysed before it is deposited.
o canal de navegaçãothe navigation channelNoun (m)C2
O canal de navegação está balizado dos dois lados.The navigation channel is buoyed on both sides.
o cabeço de amarraçãothe mooring bollardNoun (m)C2
O cabo passa por baixo do cabeço de amarração.The line is led under the mooring bollard.
o cabo de amarraçãothe mooring lineNoun (m)C2
Um cabo de amarração partido é perigoso a muitos metros.A parted mooring line is dangerous many metres away.
o transportador de pórticothe straddle carrierNoun (m)C2
O transportador de pórtico levanta o contentor por cima.The straddle carrier lifts the container from above.
o parque de contentoresthe container yardNoun (m)C2
O parque de contentores está cheio até à segunda fila.The container yard is full as far as the second row.
o terminal de granéisthe bulk terminalNoun (m)C2
O terminal de granéis descarrega cereal para silos.The bulk terminal discharges grain into silos.
o tráfego rolantethe roll-on roll-off trafficNoun (m)C2
O tráfego rolante entra pela rampa da popa.The roll-on roll-off traffic comes in over the stern ramp.
o serviço de pilotagemthe pilotage serviceNoun (m)C2
O serviço de pilotagem é obrigatório à entrada.The pilotage service is compulsory on entering.
o caixão de fundaçãothe foundation caissonNoun (m)C2
O caixão de fundação foi rebocado e afundado no sítio.The foundation caisson was towed out and sunk in place.
o assoreamentothe silting upNoun (m)C2
O assoreamento fecha o canal em poucos invernos.The silting up closes the channel within a few winters.
o espraiamento da ondathe wave run-upNoun (m)C2
O espraiamento da onda passou por cima do muro.The wave run-up went over the top of the wall.
o poste de amarraçãothe mooring dolphinNoun (m)C2
O poste de amarração fica ao largo do cais.The mooring dolphin stands off the quay wall.
o zero hidrográficothe chart datumNoun (m)C2
As profundidades da carta contam-se do zero hidrográfico.The depths on the chart are counted from chart datum.
o abastecimento de combustívelthe bunkeringNoun (m)C2
O abastecimento de combustível faz-se com o navio atracado.Bunkering is done with the ship alongside.

Noun (f) (9)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a cortina de estacas-pranchathe sheet pile wallNoun (f)C2
A cortina de estacas-prancha foi cravada até ao substrato duro.The sheet pile wall was driven down into the firm ground.
a dragagemthe dredgingNoun (f)C2
A dragagem repete-se de poucos em poucos anos.The dredging is repeated every few years.
a bacia de manobrathe turning basinNoun (f)C2
A bacia de manobra tem de caber o navio maior.The turning basin has to take the largest ship.
a defensa de caisthe quay fenderNoun (f)C2
A defensa de cais absorve o encosto do navio.The quay fender takes up the ship as it comes alongside.
a docathe dock basinNoun (f)C2
A doca está abrigada do vento do norte.The dock basin lies sheltered from the north wind.
a ensecadeirathe cofferdamNoun (f)C2
A ensecadeira mantém a obra seca enquanto dura.The cofferdam keeps the works dry for as long as it stands.
a deriva litoralthe longshore driftNoun (f)C2
A deriva litoral leva a areia sempre para o mesmo lado.The longshore drift carries the sand always to the same side.
a alimentação elétrica em terrathe shore power supplyNoun (f)C2
A alimentação elétrica em terra desliga os motores auxiliares.The shore power supply shuts the auxiliary engines down.
a peaçãothe lashingNoun (f)C2
A peação da carga é verificada antes de largar.The lashing of the cargo is checked before letting go.

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