Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Comboista
English translation:
fuel tank driver
Added to glossary by
Douglas Bissell
Apr 14, 2022 10:06
2 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Comboista
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Human Resources
Minha função é motorista comboísta,
This is from Brazil, obviously as 'comboio' in PT-PT is Trem
I believe comboista means truck driver, so what is the difference in Brazilian between comboio e caminhão?
This is from Brazil, obviously as 'comboio' in PT-PT is Trem
I believe comboista means truck driver, so what is the difference in Brazilian between comboio e caminhão?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | fuel tank driver |
Felipe Andre
|
| 4 | Trucker |
Nick Taylor
|
| 3 | convoy driver / convoy truck driver |
Mario Freitas
|
References
| Caminhão comboio |
Felipe Andre
|
Proposed translations
4 days
Felipe Andre
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
IT, Games, Apps, Technical ENPT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
fuel tank driver
As suggested by philgoddard.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you and Phil"
5 hrs
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
85
23 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
101
Trucker
Trucker
Reference comments
7 mins
Felipe Andre
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
IT, Games, Apps, Technical ENPT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Reference:
Caminhão comboio
O que é um caminhão comboio?
Um caminhão comboio é aquele veículo próprio preparado para o transporte de líquidos inflamáveis e outros insumos. Ou seja: capaz de levar uma grande quantidade de combustíveis para o seu canteiro de obras ou para facilitar o abastecimento e lubrificação de sua frota, no dia a dia.
Um caminhão comboio é aquele veículo próprio preparado para o transporte de líquidos inflamáveis e outros insumos. Ou seja: capaz de levar uma grande quantidade de combustíveis para o seu canteiro de obras ou para facilitar o abastecimento e lubrificação de sua frota, no dia a dia.
Note from asker:
| Can you please post this as the correct answer? Fuel tanker driver or something like that |
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