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bucha de parafuso

English translation: screw anchor

16:46 May 26, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / móveis
Portuguese term or phrase: bucha de parafuso
bucha de parafuso
simonete
English translation:screw anchor
Explanation:
See: http://tinyurl.com/23y8vl

There's a picture of it there. Also many pix on Google images. It is definitely not a dowel or peg.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-26 18:28:37 GMT)
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You drill a hole in the plaster wall, then hammer the screw anchor into the hole. Then you screw the screw into the anchor, which holds it firmly in the plaster.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-05-26 20:49:20 GMT)
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Here's a great site with lots of pix of different types of screw anchors:

http://tinyurl.com/273dva


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Note added at 21 hrs (2007-05-27 14:39:34 GMT)
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"Wall plug" or "Rawlplug" is the British name for screw anchor. In the USA, a wall plug is the electrical plug you stick in a socket.
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 08:11
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5screw anchor
Amy Duncan (X)
5 +1wall plug
Susy Ordaz
4dowel(pin), peg
Marcel F


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dowel(pin), peg


Explanation:
that´show I see it

Marcel F
Local time: 08:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks!!

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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wall plug


Explanation:
Absolutely no doubt.
They are called wall plugs and were invented by Rawlplug in 1919.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_plug
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawlplug
Susy Ordaz
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brigith Guimarães: also right
7 hrs
  -> Thanks again brigith.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
screw anchor


Explanation:
See: http://tinyurl.com/23y8vl

There's a picture of it there. Also many pix on Google images. It is definitely not a dowel or peg.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-26 18:28:37 GMT)
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You drill a hole in the plaster wall, then hammer the screw anchor into the hole. Then you screw the screw into the anchor, which holds it firmly in the plaster.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-05-26 20:49:20 GMT)
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Here's a great site with lots of pix of different types of screw anchors:

http://tinyurl.com/273dva


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Note added at 21 hrs (2007-05-27 14:39:34 GMT)
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"Wall plug" or "Rawlplug" is the British name for screw anchor. In the USA, a wall plug is the electrical plug you stick in a socket.

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo Gonçalves: That's it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_anchor
6 mins
  -> Yup! Thanks, Marcelo!
agree  Carla Queiro (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Carla!
agree  airmailrpl: -
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, airmailpl!
agree  Paula Pereira
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Paula!
agree  Brigith Guimarães
20 hrs
  -> Thanks, Brigith!
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