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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplataforma elevatória
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plataˈfɔɾmɐ elevatˈoɾjɐ
"O trabalhador utilizou a plataforma elevatória para alcançar o telhado."
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A type of aerial work platform consisting of a platform surrounded by a railing at the end of a hydraulic lifting system, used to lift workers to inaccessible heights.
"The maintenance crew used a cherry picker to reach the broken streetlamp." - 2
A person who selectively chooses only the most beneficial or profitable items from a larger set, often ignoring the rest.
"He was accused of being a cherry picker when he only accepted the easiest cases from the workload."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the literal harvesting tool used to pick fruit from the upper branches of cherry trees. The term was later applied metaphorically and technically to various types of elevating work platforms and cranes that lift workers to high positions.
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nacelle élévatrice
Transliteration: nasɛl elévatʁis
"Les ouvriers travaillent en hauteur sur la nacelle élévatrice."
Hubarbeitsbühne
Transliteration: huːpʔaʁbaɪtsbyːnə
"Die Reparatur erfordert den Einsatz einer Hubarbeitsbühne."
piattaforma aerea
Transliteration: piattaˈfɔrma aˈɛːra
"Hanno usato una piattaforma aerea per pulire le finestre del palazzo."
plataforma autoelevadora
Transliteration: plataˈfoɾma awtoelevaˈdoɾa
"Los operarios subieron a la plataforma autoelevadora para reparar los cables."
plataforma elevatória
Transliteration: plataˈfɔɾmɐ elevatˈoɾjɐ
"O trabalhador utilizou a plataforma elevatória para alcançar o telhado."
एरियल वर्क प्लेटफ़ॉर्म
Transliteration: erial vark pletfarm
"कर्मचारियों ने ऊपर काम करने के लिए एरियल वर्क प्लेटफ़ॉर्म का उपयोग किया।"
高空作业车
Transliteration: gāokōng zuòyè chē
"工人乘高空作业车修理路灯。"
고소작업차
Transliteration: gosojak-eopcha
"인부들이 고소작업차를 타고 가로등을 수리하고 있다."
高所作業車
Transliteration: kososagyōsha
"作業員が高所作業車を使って電線を修理した。"
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