Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Canister
Portuguese translation:
vasilha, recipiente, contentor
English term
Portugal
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Canister
I know the translation of canister from English to Portuguese (PT-EU) can be Reservatório.
However, I was asked to check what the correct translation would be to "African" Portuguese.
Any thoughts?
Thank you very much,
Vânia
| 4 | vasilha, recipiente, |
airmailrpl
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| 4 +1 | reservatório, cânister |
Mario Freitas
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Jun 23, 2015 16:15: airmailrpl changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2010551">Vânia Cristina's</a> old entry - "Canister"" to ""vasilha, recipiente""
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Proposed translations
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
vasilha, recipiente,
Definitions of canister
noun
a round or cylindrical container, typically one made of metal, used for storing such things as food, chemicals, or rolls of film.
"Pill bottles or film canisters make excellent storage containers for seeds."
synonyms: container, box, tin, can
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-06-22 14:44:05 GMT)
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alternative: contentor
Outros eram providos de um tubo terminado por um bucal (com um formato idêntico ao dos dias de hoje) e o pó era bombeado manualmente para dentro de um pequeno contentor.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirador
Um indicador acoplado ao aparelho avisa quando é o momento certo de esvaziar o recipiente para pó, que comporta 1,25 litro
http://www.electrolux.com.br/Products/Limpeza/Aspiradores/Se...
| Thank you :) |
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
reservatório, cânister
| Obrigada |
Discussion
I know that and it "kills" me that someone asks for that.
However, maybe there's a term that can mean canister that is more "Africa localised".
Thank you again