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| Inglês | Português |
| in cold storage adv | (refrigerated) (literal) | armazenamento refrigerado sm + adj |
| Meat will go bad if not kept in cold storage. |
| in cold storage adv | figurative (saved, postponed) (figurado: reservado para depois) | na geladeira loc adv |
| Let's keep that idea in cold storage until we have the capital to develop it. |
| Vamos manter essa ideia na geladeira até termos o capital para desenvolvê-la. |
| in storage expr | (being kept while out of use) | guardado adj |
| All Erika's furniture is in storage while she's looking for a new house. |
| information storage n | (computing: storing of data) (informática) | armazenamento de informação |
| mass storage n | (computer memory) (informática) | armazenamento em massa loc sm |
| CD-ROMs, DVDs, and external hard drives are all devices that offer mass storage. |
| CD-ROMs, DVDs e discos rígidos externos são todos dispositivos que oferecem armazenamento em massa. |
shelf life,
storage life n | (length of time [sth] can be stored) | vida útil sf |
| tempo de armazenamento sm |
| tempo de armazenagem sm |
| validade sf |
| As bread has a short shelf life, a lot of loaves are returned to the manufacturers. |
shelf life,
storage life n | (duration that food is fit to eat) | vida útil sf |
| validade sf |
| Bread only has a shelf life of a few days. |
| storage capacity n | (amount of room or space) (quantidade de quartos ou espaço disponível) | capacidade de armazenamento sf |
| This house has 3 garages - imagine the storage capacity! |
| storage compartment n | (transport: area for luggage) (transporte: área para bagagens) | bagageiro sm |
| compartimento de bagagens sm |
| The flight attendant put my bag in the storage compartment over my head. |
| storage facility n | (centre where items are kept for future use) (centro onde itens são armazenados para uso futuro) | depósito sm |
| armazém sm |
| storage jar n | (glass container for keeping [sth] in) (vasilhame de vidro para armazenar algo) | jarra sf |
| jarro sm |
| frasco de vidro sm |
| storage room n | (walk-in space) | despensa sf |
| I'm going on holiday next week, so I need to get my suitcases out of the storage room |
| storage unit n | (rented space to store items) (espaço alugado para armazenar itens) | depósito sm |
| (informal) | guarda-volumes sm |
| I don't have much space in my flat, so I keep my Christmas decorations in a storage unit. |
store shed,
storage shed n | (cabin for equipment) (cabine onde equipamentos são guardados) | estoque sm |
| (informal) | depósito sm |
| Thieves broke into the store shed and stole a lawnmower. |
