stun gun

Portuguese translation: pistola paralisante

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English term or phrase:stun gun
Portuguese translation:pistola paralisante
Entered by: Alexandre Reis

15:53 Jan 25, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Military / Defense / defesa
English term or phrase: stun gun
Como seria a tradução de "stun gun" para o português, como no texto abaixo:

I had pepper spray easily accessible in my jacket pocket, and my cuffs and stun gun stuck into my Levis. I knocked on the door and heard scrambling going on inside.
Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 20:01
pistola paralisante
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 23:01
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Eu tive um trabalho danado pesquisando cada uma das respostas dadas. Todos parecem, na minha opinião, estarem certos. Escolhi esta resposta, pois sou leitor de HQs e acho que este termo é o que melhor se enquadra neste tipo de revista.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3taser/arma taser
Soraia Martins
4 +1pistola paralisante
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
5arma de choque
Leniel Maccaferri
4aparelho de choque
Floriana Leary


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pistola paralisante


Explanation:
Ver IATE

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Eu tive um trabalho danado pesquisando cada uma das respostas dadas. Todos parecem, na minha opinião, estarem certos. Escolhi esta resposta, pois sou leitor de HQs e acho que este termo é o que melhor se enquadra neste tipo de revista.

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agree  Marlene Curtis
23 mins
  -> Obrigada!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
taser/arma taser


Explanation:
This is often used, as well.

http://www.inverbis.net/opc/armas-taser.html

http://ww1.rtp.pt/noticias/?article=378005&visual=26&tema=2

http://tsf.sapo.pt/PaginaInicial/Vida/Interior.aspx?content_...

http://www.miliciapro.com/media/index.php?area=noticias&id=4...

Soraia Martins
Portugal
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Sofia Correia: concordo. Mas também pode ser "arma de choque"
2 mins
  -> Obrigada :) E sim, também me deparei com essa expressão.

agree  José Henrique Moreira
32 mins
  -> Obrigada, José :)

agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
33 mins
  -> Obrigada, Maria José :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aparelho de choque


Explanation:
stun gun
■ noun a device used to immobilize an attacker without causing serious injury.


Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
arma de choque


Explanation:
Ivo Korytowski's English-Portuguese Translator's Dictionary
stun gun
arma de choque (para defesa pessoal)

stun gun
s. arma que imobiliza mas não mata

Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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