cartucho picotado

English translation: spent cartridges

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Portuguese term or phrase:cartucho picotado
English translation:spent cartridges
Entered by: judith ryan

22:41 Dec 3, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Military / Defense / weapons
Portuguese term or phrase: cartucho picotado
Wondering if this might be spent cartridge... police report about a murder, when they found the gun there were "cartuchos integros" e "cartuchos picotados".

Portuguese from Brazil.

Thanks!
judith ryan
Brazil
Local time: 06:03
spent cartridges
Explanation:
spent cartridges
makes sense - picotado.....firing pin strikes the primer...leaves an impression, ergo "picotado"
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 10:03
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5 +2spent cartridges
Nick Taylor
4 +1fired shotgun shells
Mario Freitas


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fired shotgun shells


Explanation:
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http://www.google.com.br/search?q="fired shotgun shells"&oe=...

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Note added at 20 mins (2015-12-03 23:01:58 GMT)
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A.P., é preciso dizer "shotgun shells" porque "gun shells" são balas de revólver/pistola normais (de metal).

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 06:03
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Paulinho Fonseca
1 hr
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spent cartridges


Explanation:
spent cartridges
makes sense - picotado.....firing pin strikes the primer...leaves an impression, ergo "picotado"


    https://www.google.pt/search?q=%22spent+cartridges%22&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8ufbk-8DJAhVBzxoKHTzbAH4Q_AUIBygB&biw=1280&bih=8
Nick Taylor
Local time: 10:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39
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Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Riordan
55 mins
  -> Thanks Martin

agree  Sheryle Oliver
13 hrs
  -> thanks Sheryl
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