Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
backing up
Portuguese translation:
... porque estava causando engarrafamento no trânsito
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Izabel Santos
Sep 13, 2009 04:08
14 yrs ago
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English term
Brazil
LAW, Industrial Machinery, IT - 22yrs
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
backing up
English to Portuguese
Other
International Org/Dev/Coop
Segurança de eventos
Any changes to the event security plan because of the incident (e.g., did you put more staff at a particular venue entrance because a large crowd was gathering there or open an additional entrance because traffic was backing up; be sure to include who issued the orders
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... porque estava causando engarrafamento no trânsito
ou "... porque o trânsito estava ficando engarrafado", "porque estava atrapalhando o trânsito", algo nesse sentido.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-traffic.s3,0,6509705.s...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/back up
"back up
1. To cause to accumulate or undergo accumulation: The accident backed the traffic up for blocks. Traffic backed up in the tunnel."
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2009-09-14 22:46:06 GMT)
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Isabel, hoje eu estava no dentista lendo Veja e li a expressão "represar o trânsito", falando do trânsito em São Paulo. Lembrei desta pergunta. Portanto, uma outra idéia é falar "porque estava represando o trânsito". Eu, particularmente, não gosto de "acumular o trânsito", não me soa muito usual em pt-br. Veja google hits:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org....
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org....
Apenas 2 google hits para "acumular o trânsito" e muitos hits para "represar o trânsito".
Mas eu pessoalmente prefiro o uso de "engarrafar", para a situação:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org....
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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2009-09-15 21:07:18 GMT) Post-grading
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Obrigado a você também, Izabel.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-traffic.s3,0,6509705.s...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/back up
"back up
1. To cause to accumulate or undergo accumulation: The accident backed the traffic up for blocks. Traffic backed up in the tunnel."
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2009-09-14 22:46:06 GMT)
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Isabel, hoje eu estava no dentista lendo Veja e li a expressão "represar o trânsito", falando do trânsito em São Paulo. Lembrei desta pergunta. Portanto, uma outra idéia é falar "porque estava represando o trânsito". Eu, particularmente, não gosto de "acumular o trânsito", não me soa muito usual em pt-br. Veja google hits:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org....
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org....
Apenas 2 google hits para "acumular o trânsito" e muitos hits para "represar o trânsito".
Mas eu pessoalmente prefiro o uso de "engarrafar", para a situação:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org....
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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2009-09-15 21:07:18 GMT) Post-grading
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Obrigado a você também, Izabel.
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22 mins
Elisabete Cunha
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Breaking language barriers
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
(os carros) estavam a recuar/fazer manobras
Sugestão.
Acho que fica melhor na frase dizer os "carros" do que "o trânsito".
Backing up
Backing up (also known as reversing) is driving in the reverse of any vehicle in order to maneuver. Rear view mirrors are standard equipment for this endeavor. Extremely large or luxury vehicles may have in addition technical aids such as backup cameras. Many industrial vehicles such as fork lifts automatically activate a warning beep whilst backing up.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Acho que fica melhor na frase dizer os "carros" do que "o trânsito".
Backing up
Backing up (also known as reversing) is driving in the reverse of any vehicle in order to maneuver. Rear view mirrors are standard equipment for this endeavor. Extremely large or luxury vehicles may have in addition technical aids such as backup cameras. Many industrial vehicles such as fork lifts automatically activate a warning beep whilst backing up.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
58 mins
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portuguese translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Angolan, South African, European/Portugal, Cape Verdean, Brazilian, Mozambican) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 4 more.
indo embora
alternativa
+4
6 hrs
Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
Affordable high quality and dedication
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
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(o trânsito estava) a acumular-se
Sugestão. Ver ligações.
to bring (a stream of traffic) to a standstill: A stalled car backed up traffic for miles. (Dictionary.com)
http://www.iol.pt/transito.html
http://forum.autohoje.com/road-book/3378-ic19-obras-dias-12-...
http://www.omirante.pt/index.asp?idEdicao=51&id=25181&idSecc...
to bring (a stream of traffic) to a standstill: A stalled car backed up traffic for miles. (Dictionary.com)
http://www.iol.pt/transito.html
http://forum.autohoje.com/road-book/3378-ic19-obras-dias-12-...
http://www.omirante.pt/index.asp?idEdicao=51&id=25181&idSecc...
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Isabel Oliveira
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Obrigado, Isabel!
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Sonia Heidemann
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Obrigado, Sonia!
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Joice Costa
: Para o Brasil, talvez algo como "o trânsito se acumulava".
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Exacto (ou melhor, exato)! Obrigado, Joice!
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Obrigado, Teresa!
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