Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
a todo o vapor
English translation:
at full speed
Added to glossary by
airmailrpl
Sep 1, 2005 09:49
18 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
Breaking language barriers
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
a todo o vapor
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
Contexto: hidroeléctricas a todo o vapor
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | at full speed.. at full capacity |
airmailrpl
|
| 5 +2 | full steam |
António Ribeiro
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| 4 | at full gas (colloquial) |
RKurylski
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Proposed translations
+6
12 mins
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Specializes in field
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
110
Selected
at full speed.. at full capacity
a todo o vapor => at full speed..at full capacity
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+2
11 mins
António Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Professional in Oil & Gas Industry
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
18
full steam
Eu diria assim.
5 hrs
at full gas (colloquial)
My only doubt is whether there is room for this expression here, obviously not if the text is formal, but a Portuguese expression suggests that it is not.
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