Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

'saindo sozinho'

English translation:

on its own

Added to glossary by Humberto Ribas
Oct 14, 2007 08:32
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term

'saindo sozinho'

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Aerospace / Aviation / Space
this phrase occurs after failure in an aircraft engine, the pilot refers to the BEEPER, an indicator of engine speed

would this be translated as 'crash' in the sense of a crash in a computer system, please see context below:

'após o acendimento da luz de limalha, o comandante afirma: 'O BEEPER do 1 está saindo sozinho''

many thanks
Change log

Oct 15, 2007 16:58: Humberto Ribas Created KOG entry

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on its own

He means the beeper is on with no reason, it is giving a false alarm, maybe?
Don't quote me
Peer comment(s):

agree rhandler
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agree LiaBarros
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agree jack_speak : sounds right from what I can tell of the meaning.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Humberto: mais uma vez, agradeço"
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went off automatically

My suggestion.
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