tarrafa

English translation: casting-net

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Portuguese term or phrase:	tarrafa
English translation:	casting-net
Entered by:	Michael Powers (PhD)

22:50 Jun 21, 2007

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / artesan fishermen

Portuguese term or phrase: tarrafa

"a pesca artesanal de subsistência, praticada eventualmente por residentes locais, que não são pescadores profissionais e que pescam de forma individual, utilizando instrumentos como a tarrafa"

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Local time: 09:17

casting-net

Explanation:
tarrafa

substantivo feminino

1. casting-net;

2. sweep-net;

Mike :)

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-06-21 22:55:12 GMT)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 03:17

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thank you for the great references!
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4 +2

fishing net /casting net

Gisele Goldstein

casting-net

Michael Powers (PhD)

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peer agreement (net): +2

fishing net /casting net

Explanation:
acho que é isso, veja:

tarrafa
tar.ra.fa
sf 1 fishing net, casting net, sweep net. 2 old, ragged coat. 3 bras a kind of lac

Gisele Goldstein
United States
Local time: 03:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

3 mins confidence:

casting-net

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

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thank you for the great references!

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