Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
cartucho picotado
English translation:
spent cartridges
Added to glossary by
judith ryan
Dec 3, 2015 22:41
8 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Very quick turnarounds, consultant
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English to Portuguese
cartucho picotado
Portuguese to English
Science
Military / Defense
weapons
Wondering if this might be spent cartridge... police report about a murder, when they found the gun there were "cartuchos integros" e "cartuchos picotados".
Portuguese from Brazil.
Thanks!
Portuguese from Brazil.
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | spent cartridges |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 +1 | fired shotgun shells |
Mario Freitas
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Proposed translations
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Nick Taylor
Native in English
Works in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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spent cartridges
spent cartridges
makes sense - picotado.....firing pin strikes the primer...leaves an impression, ergo "picotado"
makes sense - picotado.....firing pin strikes the primer...leaves an impression, ergo "picotado"
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Martin Riordan
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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
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fired shotgun shells
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http://www.google.com.br/search?q="fired shotgun shells"&oe=...
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Note added at 20 mins (2015-12-03 23:01:58 GMT)
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A.P., é preciso dizer "shotgun shells" porque "gun shells" são balas de revólver/pistola normais (de metal).
http://www.google.com.br/search?q="fired shotgun shells"&oe=...
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Note added at 20 mins (2015-12-03 23:01:58 GMT)
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A.P., é preciso dizer "shotgun shells" porque "gun shells" são balas de revólver/pistola normais (de metal).
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