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lixas fricção

English translation: sandpaper/file

14:36 Dec 5, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / seeds/farming
Portuguese term or phrase: lixas fricção
são retiradas por meio de lixas fricção com martelo de borracha
milena mignossi ferreira
Brazil
Local time: 17:53
English translation:sandpaper/file
Explanation:
If it's rough paper for smoothing or polishing something, it's sandpaper

if it's a strip of wood or metal used for smoothing or polishing something (like fingernails), it's a file.

I've seen lixa used for both. Lixa fricção seems to just be a little more descriptive!

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-12-05 19:55:58 GMT)
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Personally I'd go with sandpaper.
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Tom Jamieson
Brazil
Local time: 17:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1sandpaper rubbing with rubber mallet
airmailrpl
4sandpaper/file
Tom Jamieson
4abrasives
Nick Taylor


  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sandpaper/file


Explanation:
If it's rough paper for smoothing or polishing something, it's sandpaper

if it's a strip of wood or metal used for smoothing or polishing something (like fingernails), it's a file.

I've seen lixa used for both. Lixa fricção seems to just be a little more descriptive!

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-12-05 19:55:58 GMT)
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Personally I'd go with sandpaper.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandpaper
    Reference: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lixa
Tom Jamieson
Brazil
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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abrasives


Explanation:
abrasives


    https://www.google.pt/search?q=abrasives&client=firefox-a&hs=xM2&rls=org.mozilla:pt-PT:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&e
Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lixas fricção com martelo de borracha
sandpaper rubbing with rubber mallet


Explanation:
lixas => sandpaper

lixas fricção com martelo de borracha => sandpaper rubbing with rubber mallet

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 3

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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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