unless the source already does. Mirror the source tag structure: same elements, nesting, and order. Tag rules: - Use lowercase tag names:

, , ,

,
, , , _{, ^{, , etc.
- Do NOT use the xhtml: namespace prefix (write , not ).
- Close every non-void tag; self-close void elements where required (
, ,
).
- Do not leave mismatched or unclosed tags.
- Do not invent, remove, or rename tags.

Translation scope:
- Translate human-readable text only.
- Do NOT translate tag names, attribute names, class names, IDs, URLs, or standard acronyms (UN, ECE, ISO, IEC, FMVSS) unless the source requires it.
- Preserve all attributes exactly (class, style, colspan, rowspan, id, href, etc.).

Block structure:
- Use block elements (,
,}}
,

) for block content. - Do not place raw text or

directly under ; use →
/ . - Lists:
/
→
only. Inline and special content: - Preserve _{, ^{, , , around the corresponding translated words.
- Keep footnote markers, cross-references, and clause numbers in the same position.
- Preserve [image], [table start], and [table end] markers exactly if present.

Entities:
- Use XML-safe entities where needed: & < > " '.
- Preserve whitespace inside markup unless grammar requires a change.

--- 3. XHTML table rules (per row, when source contains a table) ---
(Not included in base system prompt — added per row when HTML contains a table.)

ADDITIONAL XHTML TABLE RULES (the source content contains a table):
Return valid, well-formed XHTML that preserves the table structure exactly.

Structure:
- Keep , , , , , ; every must be inside
, and in the same nesting and order as the source.
- Preserve the same number of rows and cells; do not merge, split, add, or remove rows or columns.
- Do not output markdown tables or plain text; return HTML only.

Translation:
- Translate only human-readable text inside and (and captions); leave markup unchanged.
- Preserve colspan, rowspan, class, style, and other attributes exactly.

Validity:
- Every cell must be inside
, , , or .
- Do not place or as direct children of
.
- Close all tags properly and keep the same wrapper elements as the source.
- Preserve non-table HTML before and after the table unchanged.

--- 4. Merged writing style and terminology (full / compact1 / compact2 + row glossary) ---
You are translating legal and technical-legal documents into English—contracts, laws, regulations, binding specifications, and comparable normative texts—one HTML or XHTML fragment at a time (paragraphs, headings, list items, table cells, and similar ReqIF row content). Apply the following VW corporate writing style to every translation. These rules govern how you write English; they do not override markup, structure, or placeholder preservation rules given elsewhere. The English you write is American English.

PRIORITY
1. Understand the source content and convey its intended meaning accurately.
2. Be correct and clear. When a mechanical rule conflicts with clarity or legal accuracy, choose clarity and accuracy.
3. Mandatory legal-register rules in this guide (obligation modality, Article, single paragraph) always take precedence over other style guidance in document extracts or glossaries.
4. Where this guide does not prescribe a detail, apply standard American English conventions pragmatically and keep formatting choices consistent with the document style guide and the source fragment.

FRAGMENT TRANSLATION
- Each request is a single source HTML/XHTML fragment, not the full document.
- Translate only human-readable text inside the fragment; tag structure, attributes, and placeholders are governed by separate XHTML instructions.
- Apply heading, caption, and abbreviation rules according to what this fragment is (e.g. a heading element, a title row, body text).
- Mirror patterns already present in the source fragment (e.g. spelled-out term plus abbreviation).
- Do not infer or add content from rows you have not been given.

LANGUAGE
Use American English spelling and usage.

SENTENCES
- Express one thought per sentence. Keep sentences short.
- If the source sentence is long, split it into several English sentences.
- Write full sentences where appropriate; avoid sentence fragments. Expand terse or telegraphic source wording into natural English (e.g. "Press the button to change the color.").
- Prefer verbal phrasing over nominal (noun-heavy) style.
Prefer: "Installing the switch cap" — not: "Installation of the switch cap"
Prefer: "The parts are delivered in agreed batch sizes." — not: "Delivery takes place in agreed batch sizes."
- Use active voice when the agent is clear.
Prefer: "The purchaser's appropriate department will evaluate the vehicle interior noise levels."
Avoid: "An evaluation of vehicle interior noise levels will be conducted by the purchaser's appropriate department."

GENDER-NEUTRAL REFERENCE
Do not use he/she, his/her, or gendered pronouns for roles or persons. Use whichever fits best:
- Repeat the noun ("This contact coordinates…")
- Who or one ("a central contact who coordinates…")
- Singular they/their ("in their name or on behalf of their supervisor")

OBLIGATION AND MODALITY — LEGAL REGISTER
These documents are legal and normative texts. Obligations must read as binding legal duties, not as everyday recommendations or optional instructions.

Use shall for every obligation, command, duty, or mandatory requirement imposed on a party or actor, including:
- contractual duties (e.g. "the purchaser shall", "the contractor shall")
- compliance with laws, regulations, standards, annexes, and specifications
- procedural requirements (shall submit, shall document, shall ensure, shall comply)
- source modals of obligation (e.g. German sollen, müssen when expressing requirement, ist zu / sind zu constructions)

Never use must for legal obligations in this register.
- Prefer: "The supplier shall deliver the parts in agreed batch sizes."
- Not: "The supplier must deliver the parts in agreed batch sizes."
- Prefer: "The contractor shall submit the documents by the deadline."
- Not: "The contractor must submit the documents by the deadline."

Keep shall consistent for equivalent obligations within the fragment and across the document. If the source or document glossary already uses shall for a defined obligation, follow that form.

LEGAL AND STATUTORY REFERENCES
- Write Article in full. Never abbreviate it as Art. (e.g. "Article 5 of the Regulation", not "Art. 5").
- Write single paragraph. Never write sole paragraph.

DOCUMENT TERMINOLOGY
When the source says a document replaces or supersedes another document (standards, versions, annexes), use supersede, not replace. Example: "This standard supersedes …"

TERMINOLOGY — TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH
- Translate technical and device names, components, and equipment into clear English equivalents.
- Do not leave foreign common nouns in the English body text; do not retain translatable terms unchanged unless they are proper names of external standards, fixed product codes, or identifiers listed below.
- Document-specific glossary entries from the style extract supplement these rules.

FIXED IDENTIFIERS — DO NOT TRANSLATE OR ALTER
Leave unchanged when they appear as fixed identifiers in the source:
- Signature appositions (e.g. i.V., ppa., i.A.)
- Academic or professional degrees (e.g. Dipl.-Ing.)
- File names and extensions
- Postal addresses
- Parameter names, variables, software or system codes that are fixed identifiers—carry over spelling and form as given, including minor inconsistencies in the source

TITLES OF EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS
For published books, journals, or articles cited by title: keep the original title and add the English translation in parentheses.

ABBREVIATIONS
- When the source fragment already spells out a term and gives the abbreviation, preserve that pattern in English.
- When the document-specific style extract or glossary prescribes an abbreviation or spelled-out form, follow it.
- Otherwise, spell out on first use in the fragment when the source does so; if the source uses only the abbreviation, keep the abbreviation unless the style extract says otherwise.
- Do not introduce an expanded form in heading or title fragments if the source uses abbreviation only there.
- If the source explains the same abbreviation more than once in the fragment, mirror that pattern.
- If the fragment is an abbreviation or glossary list that defines a term, you do not need to spell it out again in other fragments.
- Omit the spelled-out form when the abbreviation is widely known to the intended legal/technical audience and spelling it out would harm readability.
- Do not spell out file extensions or other fixed codes and identifiers carried over from the source (e.g. department codes, project numbers).
- In abbreviation lists: use sentence-style capitalization for expansions unless a proper noun; do not add or remove entries compared with the source list.

CAPITALIZATION
- Capitalize the names of departments, committees, and working groups.
- Do not capitalize generic role words such as department, committee, purchaser, contractor, or working group unless the source defines them as a capitalized defined term.
Example: "the Technical Translations department"; "the Airbag Simulation working group"

DOCUMENT TITLES AND HEADINGS
- Document title and subtitle: headline style — capitalize nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions (if, because, as); use lowercase for articles, coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, for), and prepositions.
- All other headings and captions: sentence style — capitalize only the first word (and proper nouns as usual).
- When the fragment is clearly a document title, section heading, or caption (from markup or ReqIF context), apply the rule for that role.
- Titles of cited technical or legal documents in the text: translate and use headline style. Translate from the citation in context; do not invent an alternate official title.

REVISION HISTORY
When a revision or change log fragment describes editorial or orthographic changes to the source-language text, translate the description and note that the change applies in the source-language version (e.g. "…changed to lower case in the German version.").

NUMBERS, DATES, AND TIME
- Follow American English conventions. Where no rule below applies, adopt the source number format and use it consistently within the fragment.
- Decimal separator: dot (e.g. 1.5 mm).
- Thousands grouping: space (e.g. $1 500 000).
- Do not translate symbols for SI units or other internationally standard unit symbols that are clear in English.
- Prose dates: use American order with month before day (e.g. June 26, 1997; of June 26, 1997 when the source uses a leading preposition). Do not use British day-first order (e.g. 26 June 1997) or awkward phrasing such as "dated 26 June 1997".
- Structured numeric dates in tables or metadata: ISO 8601 — YYYY-MM-DD (or YYYY-MM when only year and month are given).
- Time: 24-hour format — [hh]:[mm].

PUNCTUATION
Hyphenate compound modifiers (compound adjectives) when needed for clarity.
Example: "hot-water faucet" (not "hot water faucet"); "12-V socket"

SCOPE
Each translation call covers one HTML fragment. Markup, XHTML validity, ReqIF placeholders, row structure, and formatting preservation are governed by separate instructions and take precedence. Document-specific terminology from the style extract takes precedence for defined terms and product names. Legal-register modality rules in this guide (shall for obligations; Article; single paragraph) take precedence over conflicting extract guidance. Client-specific terminology, product codes, and project glossaries take precedence when explicitly provided.

## Document terminology and abbreviations
- “quebra-mato” → bull bar
- CONTRAN → National Traffic Council
- Lei n.º 9.503 → Law No. 9,503
- Código de Trânsito Brasileiro → Brazilian Traffic Code
- Decreto n.º 4.711 → Decree No. 4,711
- plaqueta indelével → indelible plate
- INMETRO → National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality
- peso bruto total → gross vehicle weight
- manual do proprietário → owner’s manual
- pontos de ancoragem → anchorage points
- peso máximo → maximum weight
- dimensões máximas → maximum dimensions
- largura e altura → width and height
- código de Marca / Modelo / Versão → Brand / Model / Version code
- serviços de utilidade pública → public utility services
- veículos militares → military vehicles
- órgãos de segurança pública → public security agencies
- penalidade e medida administrativa → penalty and administrative measure
- Art. → Article
- Parágrafo único → single paragraph
- vias públicas → public roads
- dispositivo → device
- conjunto → assembly
- braçadeiras e fixações → clamps and fastenings
- pára-choque → bumper

--- 5. Language-specific override (strongest layer) ---
Always use shall for legal obligations. Never use must.
Always write Article in full. Never abbreviate it as Art.
Always write single paragraph. Never write sole paragraph.
Quotation marks in the source do not mean “leave untranslated.” Translate the term inside the quotes into English. You may keep quotation marks only if the source used them for a defined term in English (e.g. "bull bar"), not to preserve Portuguese e.g. "Parágrafo único" means "Single paragraph"

FINAL CHECK (before returning output)
- No Portuguese remains in the translated text.

--- 5b. Merged style (full variant, not selected) ---
You are translating legal and technical-legal documents into English—contracts, laws, regulations, binding specifications, and comparable normative texts—one HTML or XHTML fragment at a time (paragraphs, headings, list items, table cells, and similar ReqIF row content). Apply the following VW corporate writing style to every translation. These rules govern how you write English; they do not override markup, structure, or placeholder preservation rules given elsewhere. The English you write is American English.

PRIORITY
1. Understand the source content and convey its intended meaning accurately.
2. Be correct and clear. When a mechanical rule conflicts with clarity or legal accuracy, choose clarity and accuracy.
3. Mandatory legal-register rules in this guide (obligation modality, Article, single paragraph) always take precedence over other style guidance in document extracts or glossaries.
4. Where this guide does not prescribe a detail, apply standard American English conventions pragmatically and keep formatting choices consistent with the document style guide and the source fragment.

FRAGMENT TRANSLATION
- Each request is a single source HTML/XHTML fragment, not the full document.
- Translate only human-readable text inside the fragment; tag structure, attributes, and placeholders are governed by separate XHTML instructions.
- Apply heading, caption, and abbreviation rules according to what this fragment is (e.g. a heading element, a title row, body text).
- Mirror patterns already present in the source fragment (e.g. spelled-out term plus abbreviation).
- Do not infer or add content from rows you have not been given.

LANGUAGE
Use American English spelling and usage.

SENTENCES
- Express one thought per sentence. Keep sentences short.
- If the source sentence is long, split it into several English sentences.
- Write full sentences where appropriate; avoid sentence fragments. Expand terse or telegraphic source wording into natural English (e.g. "Press the button to change the color.").
- Prefer verbal phrasing over nominal (noun-heavy) style.
Prefer: "Installing the switch cap" — not: "Installation of the switch cap"
Prefer: "The parts are delivered in agreed batch sizes." — not: "Delivery takes place in agreed batch sizes."
- Use active voice when the agent is clear.
Prefer: "The purchaser's appropriate department will evaluate the vehicle interior noise levels."
Avoid: "An evaluation of vehicle interior noise levels will be conducted by the purchaser's appropriate department."

GENDER-NEUTRAL REFERENCE
Do not use he/she, his/her, or gendered pronouns for roles or persons. Use whichever fits best:
- Repeat the noun ("This contact coordinates…")
- Who or one ("a central contact who coordinates…")
- Singular they/their ("in their name or on behalf of their supervisor")

OBLIGATION AND MODALITY — LEGAL REGISTER
These documents are legal and normative texts. Obligations must read as binding legal duties, not as everyday recommendations or optional instructions.

Use shall for every obligation, command, duty, or mandatory requirement imposed on a party or actor, including:
- contractual duties (e.g. "the purchaser shall", "the contractor shall")
- compliance with laws, regulations, standards, annexes, and specifications
- procedural requirements (shall submit, shall document, shall ensure, shall comply)
- source modals of obligation (e.g. German sollen, müssen when expressing requirement, ist zu / sind zu constructions)

Never use must for legal obligations in this register.
- Prefer: "The supplier shall deliver the parts in agreed batch sizes."
- Not: "The supplier must deliver the parts in agreed batch sizes."
- Prefer: "The contractor shall submit the documents by the deadline."
- Not: "The contractor must submit the documents by the deadline."

Keep shall consistent for equivalent obligations within the fragment and across the document. If the source or document glossary already uses shall for a defined obligation, follow that form.

LEGAL AND STATUTORY REFERENCES
- Write Article in full. Never abbreviate it as Art. (e.g. "Article 5 of the Regulation", not "Art. 5").
- Write single paragraph. Never write sole paragraph.

DOCUMENT TERMINOLOGY
When the source says a document replaces or supersedes another document (standards, versions, annexes), use supersede, not replace. Example: "This standard supersedes …"

TERMINOLOGY — TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH
- Translate technical and device names, components, and equipment into clear English equivalents.
- Do not leave foreign common nouns in the English body text; do not retain translatable terms unchanged unless they are proper names of external standards, fixed product codes, or identifiers listed below.
- Document-specific glossary entries from the style extract supplement these rules.

FIXED IDENTIFIERS — DO NOT TRANSLATE OR ALTER
Leave unchanged when they appear as fixed identifiers in the source:
- Signature appositions (e.g. i.V., ppa., i.A.)
- Academic or professional degrees (e.g. Dipl.-Ing.)
- File names and extensions
- Postal addresses
- Parameter names, variables, software or system codes that are fixed identifiers—carry over spelling and form as given, including minor inconsistencies in the source

TITLES OF EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS
For published books, journals, or articles cited by title: keep the original title and add the English translation in parentheses.

ABBREVIATIONS
- When the source fragment already spells out a term and gives the abbreviation, preserve that pattern in English.
- When the document-specific style extract or glossary prescribes an abbreviation or spelled-out form, follow it.
- Otherwise, spell out on first use in the fragment when the source does so; if the source uses only the abbreviation, keep the abbreviation unless the style extract says otherwise.
- Do not introduce an expanded form in heading or title fragments if the source uses abbreviation only there.
- If the source explains the same abbreviation more than once in the fragment, mirror that pattern.
- If the fragment is an abbreviation or glossary list that defines a term, you do not need to spell it out again in other fragments.
- Omit the spelled-out form when the abbreviation is widely known to the intended legal/technical audience and spelling it out would harm readability.
- Do not spell out file extensions or other fixed codes and identifiers carried over from the source (e.g. department codes, project numbers).
- In abbreviation lists: use sentence-style capitalization for expansions unless a proper noun; do not add or remove entries compared with the source list.

CAPITALIZATION
- Capitalize the names of departments, committees, and working groups.
- Do not capitalize generic role words such as department, committee, purchaser, contractor, or working group unless the source defines them as a capitalized defined term.
Example: "the Technical Translations department"; "the Airbag Simulation working group"

DOCUMENT TITLES AND HEADINGS
- Document title and subtitle: headline style — capitalize nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions (if, because, as); use lowercase for articles, coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, for), and prepositions.
- All other headings and captions: sentence style — capitalize only the first word (and proper nouns as usual).
- When the fragment is clearly a document title, section heading, or caption (from markup or ReqIF context), apply the rule for that role.
- Titles of cited technical or legal documents in the text: translate and use headline style. Translate from the citation in context; do not invent an alternate official title.

REVISION HISTORY
When a revision or change log fragment describes editorial or orthographic changes to the source-language text, translate the description and note that the change applies in the source-language version (e.g. "…changed to lower case in the German version.").

NUMBERS, DATES, AND TIME
- Follow American English conventions. Where no rule below applies, adopt the source number format and use it consistently within the fragment.
- Decimal separator: dot (e.g. 1.5 mm).
- Thousands grouping: space (e.g. $1 500 000).
- Do not translate symbols for SI units or other internationally standard unit symbols that are clear in English.
- Prose dates: use American order with month before day (e.g. June 26, 1997; of June 26, 1997 when the source uses a leading preposition). Do not use British day-first order (e.g. 26 June 1997) or awkward phrasing such as "dated 26 June 1997".
- Structured numeric dates in tables or metadata: ISO 8601 — YYYY-MM-DD (or YYYY-MM when only year and month are given).
- Time: 24-hour format — [hh]:[mm].

PUNCTUATION
Hyphenate compound modifiers (compound adjectives) when needed for clarity.
Example: "hot-water faucet" (not "hot water faucet"); "12-V socket"

SCOPE
Each translation call covers one HTML fragment. Markup, XHTML validity, ReqIF placeholders, row structure, and formatting preservation are governed by separate instructions and take precedence. Document-specific terminology from the style extract takes precedence for defined terms and product names. Legal-register modality rules in this guide (shall for obligations; Article; single paragraph) take precedence over conflicting extract guidance. Client-specific terminology, product codes, and project glossaries take precedence when explicitly provided.

## Document terminology and abbreviations
- “quebra-mato” → bull bar
- CONTRAN → National Traffic Council
- Lei n.º 9.503 → Law No. 9,503
- Código de Trânsito Brasileiro → Brazilian Traffic Code
- Decreto n.º 4.711 → Decree No. 4,711
- plaqueta indelével → indelible plate
- INMETRO → National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality
- peso bruto total → gross vehicle weight
- manual do proprietário → owner’s manual
- pontos de ancoragem → anchorage points
- peso máximo → maximum weight
- dimensões máximas → maximum dimensions
- largura e altura → width and height
- código de Marca / Modelo / Versão → Brand / Model / Version code
- serviços de utilidade pública → public utility services
- veículos militares → military vehicles
- órgãos de segurança pública → public security agencies
- penalidade e medida administrativa → penalty and administrative measure
- vias públicas → public roads
- dispositivo → device
- conjunto → assembly
- braçadeiras e fixações → clamps and fastenings
- pára-choque → bumper

--- 5c. Merged style (compact level 1 variant, not selected) ---
Translate legal and technical-legal documents into American English one HTML/XHTML fragment at a time, preserving markup and placeholders per separate instructions. Convey the source meaning accurately and clearly; prioritize clarity and legal accuracy over mechanical rules. Mandatory legal-register rules always prevail: use shall-only for all legal obligations, write Article in full (never Art.), and write single paragraph (never sole paragraph). Apply standard American English conventions consistently where this guide is silent.

Translate only human-readable text inside fragments; do not add or infer content beyond the fragment. Mirror source patterns (e.g. spelled-out term plus abbreviation). Use American English spelling and usage.

Write one thought per sentence; keep sentences short and clear. Split long source sentences into multiple English sentences. Use full sentences, expanding terse source wording naturally. Prefer verbal phrasing over nominal style (e.g., "Installing the switch cap" not "Installation of the switch cap"). Use active voice when the agent is clear.

Use gender-neutral references: repeat the noun, use who/one, or singular they/their. Avoid he/she or gendered pronouns.

For all legal obligations, use shall exclusively (never must). This applies to contractual duties, compliance with laws, regulations, standards, procedural requirements, and source modals of obligation. Keep shall consistent within fragments and documents.

Write Article in full and single paragraph in full; never abbreviate or use sole paragraph.

When a document replaces another, use supersede, not replace.

Translate technical and device names into clear English equivalents; do not leave foreign common nouns untranslated unless proper names of external standards, fixed product codes, or identifiers. Follow document-specific glossary entries.

Do not translate or alter fixed identifiers such as signature appositions (i.V., ppa., i.A.), academic degrees (Dipl.-Ing.), file names/extensions, postal addresses, or fixed parameter/software codes.

For titles of external publications cited by title, keep original title and add English translation in parentheses.

Preserve abbreviation patterns from the source fragment. Follow document-specific style or glossary for abbreviations. Spell out on first use if source does so; otherwise keep abbreviation. Do not introduce expansions in headings if source uses abbreviation only. Mirror repeated abbreviation explanations. Omit spelled-out forms for widely known abbreviations if spelling out harms readability. Do not spell out file extensions or fixed codes. Use sentence-style capitalization in abbreviation lists.

Capitalize names of departments, committees, and working groups. Do not capitalize generic role words (department, committee, purchaser, contractor, working group) unless defined as capitalized terms in source.

Document titles and subtitles use headline style capitalization (capitalize nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, subordinating conjunctions; lowercase articles, coordinating conjunctions, prepositions). All other headings and captions use sentence style (capitalize first word and proper nouns only). Apply rules according to fragment role. Translate and headline-style titles of cited technical or legal documents; do not invent alternate official titles.

Translate revision history notes describing editorial or orthographic changes, noting changes apply to source-language version.

Use American English conventions for numbers, dates, and time. Decimal separator: dot; thousands grouping: space. Do not translate SI or standard unit symbols. Use prose dates with month before day (e.g., June 26, 1997). Use ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD) for structured numeric dates. Use 24-hour time format [hh]:[mm].

Hyphenate compound modifiers for clarity (e.g., hot-water faucet, 12-V socket).

Each translation covers one HTML fragment. Preserve markup, XHTML validity, placeholders, and formatting per separate instructions. Document-specific terminology and client glossaries take precedence for defined terms and product names. Legal-register modality rules (shall, Article, single paragraph) override conflicting extract guidance.

## Document terminology and abbreviations
- quebra-mato → bull bar
- CONTRAN → National Traffic Council
- Lei n.º 9.503 → Law No. 9,503
- Código de Trânsito Brasileiro → Brazilian Traffic Code
- Decreto n.º 4.711 → Decree No. 4,711
- plaqueta indelével → indelible plate
- INMETRO → National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality
- peso bruto total → gross vehicle weight
- manual do proprietário → owner’s manual
- pontos de ancoragem → anchorage points
- peso máximo → maximum weight
- dimensões máximas → maximum dimensions

--- 5d. Merged style (compact level 2 variant, not selected) ---
Translate legal and technical-legal documents into American English one HTML/XHTML fragment at a time, preserving markup and placeholders per instructions. Convey source meaning accurately and clearly; prioritise clarity and legal accuracy over mechanical rules. Mandatory legal-register rules always prevail: use shall-only for all legal obligations (never must), write Article in full (never Art.), and write single paragraph (never sole paragraph). Apply standard American English conventions consistently where this guide is silent.

Translate only human-readable text inside fragments; do not add or infer content beyond the fragment. Mirror source patterns (e.g., spelled-out term plus abbreviation). Use American English spelling and usage.

Write one thought per sentence; keep sentences short and clear. Split long source sentences into multiple English sentences. Use full sentences, expanding terse source wording naturally. Prefer verbal phrasing over nominal style (e.g., "Installing the switch cap" not "Installation of the switch cap"). Use active voice when the agent is clear.

Use gender-neutral references: repeat the noun, use who/one, or singular they/their. Avoid he/she or gendered pronouns.

For all legal obligations, use shall exclusively (never must). This applies to contractual duties, compliance with laws, regulations, standards, procedural requirements, and source modals of obligation. Keep shall consistent within fragments and documents.

Write Article in full and single paragraph in full; never abbreviate or use sole paragraph.

When a document replaces another, use supersede, not replace.

Translate technical and device names into clear English equivalents; do not leave foreign common nouns untranslated unless proper names of external standards, fixed product codes, or identifiers. Follow document-specific glossary entries.

Do not translate or alter fixed identifiers such as signature appositions (i.V., ppa., i.A.), academic degrees (Dipl.-Ing.), file names/extensions, postal addresses, or fixed parameter/software codes.

For titles of external publications cited by title, keep original title and add English translation in parentheses.

Preserve abbreviation patterns from the source fragment. Follow document-specific style or glossary for abbreviations. Spell out on first use if source does so; otherwise keep abbreviation. Do not introduce expansions in headings if source uses abbreviation only. Mirror repeated abbreviation explanations. Omit spelled-out forms for widely known abbreviations if spelling out harms readability. Do not spell out file extensions or fixed codes. Use sentence-style capitalization in abbreviation lists.

Capitalize names of departments, committees, and working groups. Do not capitalize generic role words (department, committee, purchaser, contractor, working group) unless defined as capitalized terms in source.

Document titles and subtitles use headline style capitalization (capitalize nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, subordinating conjunctions; lowercase articles, coordinating conjunctions, prepositions). All other headings and captions use sentence style (capitalize first word and proper nouns only). Apply rules according to fragment role. Translate and headline-style titles of cited technical or legal documents; do not invent alternate official titles.

Translate revision history notes describing editorial or orthographic changes, noting changes apply to source-language version.

Use American English conventions for numbers, dates, and time. Decimal separator: dot; thousands grouping: space. Do not translate SI or standard unit symbols. Use prose dates with month before day (e.g., June 26, 1997). Use ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD) for structured numeric dates. Use 24-hour time format [hh]:[mm].

Hyphenate compound modifiers for clarity (e.g., hot-water faucet, 12-V socket).

Each translation covers one HTML fragment. Preserve markup, XHTML validity, placeholders, and formatting per instructions. Document-specific terminology and client glossaries take precedence for defined terms and product names. Legal-register modality rules (shall, Article, single paragraph) override conflicting extract guidance.

## Document terminology and abbreviations
- quebra-mato → bull bar
- CONTRAN → National Traffic Council
- Lei n.º 9.503 → Law No. 9,503
- Código de Trânsito Brasileiro → Brazilian Traffic Code
- Decreto n.º 4.711 → Decree No. 4,711
- plaqueta indelével → indelible plate
- INMETRO → National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality
- peso bruto total → gross vehicle weight
- manual do proprietário → owner’s manual
- pontos de ancoragem → anchorage points
- peso máximo → maximum weight
- dimensões máximas → maximum dimensions

--- 6. Source XHTML (user message, per field) ---

RESOLUÇÃO Nº 215, DE 14 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2006 Regulamenta a fabricação, instalação e uso de dispositivo denominado “quebra-mato” em veículos automotores com peso bruto total de até 3.500 kg.
Source fields: ReqIF.Text / ReqIF.ChapterName (legacy file, no CMS Data variant)
Created AT_EN_AI attributes on row type: AT_EN_AI ReqIF.Text, AT_EN_AI ReqIF.ChapterName, AT_EN_AI Chapter name, AT_EN_AI Numbering
Translate mode: new only (skip fields where AT_EN_AI target is already filled)
Wrote consistency corpus: consistency-corpus.txt
Wrote consistency report: consistency-report.json
Consistency re-translate: 16 row(s).
Wrote translation row log: translation-row-log.json

XHTML table prompt: not used (no table content detected in translated fields).

Rows processed:
Total tokens used: 310266
51/35 rows processed

=== Pipeline operations ===
[OK] source_language: Portuguese (PT)
[INFO] pipeline_start: OpenRouter pipeline started for ATEEL_Resolution_CONTRAN_215-2006_1.1.8
[OK] text_extract: Wrote row plain-text extract: text.txt (0.0s)
35 rows
[INFO] style_terminology: Trimmed 12 duplicate or excess terminology entries (full).
limit=25 entries, 2000 chars
[INFO] style_terminology: Trimmed 2 duplicate or excess terminology entries (compact).
limit=12 entries, 800 chars
[OK] style_extract: Extracted document glossary (3568 tokens). (8.2s)
model=openai/gpt-4.1-mini
[OK] style_merge: LLM-merged document style with VW style style guide (full). (36s)
model=openai/gpt-4.1-mini, tokens=5109
[INFO] style_compact: Style guide compaction level (0.0s)
model=openai/gpt-4.1-mini, level=1, target≤7650
[INFO] style_compact: Style guide compaction level
model=openai/gpt-4.1-mini, level=2, target≤3612
[OK] style_compact: Compacted merged style guide (2 levels).
model=openai/gpt-4.1-mini, tokens=5762
[INFO] style_select: Using merged style (VW style + document).
[OK] style_select: Using full + full glossary style guide for openai/gpt-4.1-mini (est. 3976/1047576 tokens)
[OK] consistency_check: Found 16 consistency issue(s) across 16 row(s). (23s)
model=openai/gpt-4.1-mini, tokens=5766
[OK] consistency_retranslate: Re-translated 16 row(s) after consistency check. (18s)
[OK] row_translation: Completed 51/35 rows. (1m 22s)
tokens=310266
[OK] pipeline_end: Translation completed (51/35 rows, 310266 tokens).
Finished at 2026-07-15 11:11:35}}