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ROCKET-PROPPELLED GRENADE (RPG)

Portuguese translation: granada-foguete

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English term or phrase:ROCKET-PROPPELLED GRENADE (RPG)
Portuguese translation:granada-foguete
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

18:30 Oct 8, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / arms
English term or phrase: ROCKET-PROPPELLED GRENADE (RPG)
o nome desta arma em português?
Manuel O
granada-foguete
Explanation:
Diria assim...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:17
Grading comment
Obrigado. A fazer fé nos hits do google, parece ser este de facto o termo utilizado em Portugal.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Lançador-propelente de granadas
Andreas Nieckele
4 +1lança-foguetes (antiga bazooka, nome em desuso)
imatahan
4granada propulsada por foguete
Marlene Curtis
4 -1granada-foguete
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
3 -1granadas de propulsão por foguete
Ana Ferreira
Summary of reference entries provided
just a bit of info
Erik Bry

  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rocket-proppelled grenade (rpg)
Lançador-propelente de granadas


Explanation:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lança_granadas-foguete

Andreas Nieckele
Brazil
Local time: 14:17
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Godinho: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lança_granadas-foguete
10 mins
disagree  Flavio Steffen: Rocket é foguete; granada lançada por foguete
13 mins
agree  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti: termo oficial
7 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
rocket-proppelled grenade (rpg)
granada-foguete


Explanation:
Diria assim...

Example sentence(s):
  • deeply concerned by recent events in the Mitroviæa region, where, after a rocket-propelled grenade was fired
  • Profundamente preocupado com os recentes acontecimentos verificados na região de Mitrovica, onde, depois do lançamento de uma granada-foguete

    Reference: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/omk/omnsapir.so/pv2?PRG=CALDOC...
    Reference: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pv2/pv2?PRG=CALDOC&TPV=DEF&FIL...
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Obrigado. A fazer fé nos hits do google, parece ser este de facto o termo utilizado em Portugal.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Flavio Steffen: granada lançada por foguete
3 mins
  -> Em PT(pt) chama-se assim, ver http://www.google.be/search?hl=pt-PT&source=hp&q="granada-fo...
disagree  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti: a granada-fogete é o projetil que foi lançado. ele quer saber como se traduz o nome do lançador.
7 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rocket-proppelled grenade (rpg)
lança-foguetes (antiga bazooka, nome em desuso)


Explanation:
:-)

imatahan
Brazil
Local time: 14:17
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti: termos mais usados
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Tidal!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
rocket-proppelled grenade (rpg)
granadas de propulsão por foguete


Explanation:
Outra sugestão.


    Reference: http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2004/issue3/portuguese/milit...
Ana Ferreira
Portugal
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti: tradução literal
6 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rocket-proppelled grenade (rpg)
granada propulsada por foguete


Explanation:
Insurgentes [Arquivo] - Reality Brasil - واقع البرازيل - [ Translate this page ]29 Ago 2008 ... Uma armas simples e barata, o RPG ( Rocket Propelled Grenade, granada propulsada por foguete) é o lançador de foguetes mais famoso do mundo, ...
www.realitybrasil.com.br/archive/index.php/t-4981.html

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1R2SKPB_enUS335&q=gra...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-10-09 02:21:17 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=granada propu...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 100

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavio Steffen: Melhor seria "granada lançada por foguete"
6 mins
  -> Grata! Também...
disagree  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti: um fogete nao pode lançar uma granada
7 hrs
  -> Are you kidding? And what is a "fogete" ?
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Reference comments


26 mins
Reference: just a bit of info

Reference information:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&q=Lança Rojão&sa=...

Erik Bry
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thanks!

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