abertura na boca

English translation: an opening (of 8 metres)

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Portuguese term or phrase:abertura na boca
English translation:an opening (of 8 metres)
Entered by: Nick Taylor

10:35 Jul 10, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Fisheries
Portuguese term or phrase: abertura na boca
A rede tinha 8 m de abertura na boca e abertura de malha de 20 mm.
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 05:38
an opening (of 8 metres)
Explanation:
opening (of 8 metres)
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 08:38
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4 +3an opening (of 8 metres)
Nick Taylor
5mouth of the net
Stewart Lloyd-Jones
4net mouth opening
Martin Riordan


  

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net mouth opening


Explanation:
É a entrada da rede onde os peixes entram.

Example sentence(s):
  • The vertical opening of a trawl net is created using flotation on the upper edge ("floatline") and weight on the lower edge ("footrope") of the net mouth.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trawling
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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an opening (of 8 metres)


Explanation:
opening (of 8 metres)

Nick Taylor
Local time: 08:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
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agree  Claudio Mazotti
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agree  Fatima Noronha
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mouth of the net


Explanation:
the opening of a trawl net, through which the fish enter and are trapped

Stewart Lloyd-Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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