Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
apetrecho (in this context)
English translation:
parts
Added to glossary by
Janeck
May 31, 2005 10:31
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
apetrecho (in this context)
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
History
In this case, "apetrecho" seems to be part of a long-range gun.
"Numa relação de armamentos de 1792, relata-se o estado do forte, guarnecido por apenas nove homens e duas peças, uma das quais sem apetrechos, servindo apenas de depósito de pólvora"
"Numa relação de armamentos de 1792, relata-se o estado do forte, guarnecido por apenas nove homens e duas peças, uma das quais sem apetrechos, servindo apenas de depósito de pólvora"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | parts |
Janeck
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| 4 +1 | arms, ammunition |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 5 | equipment |
Paulo Marques
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| 4 | [not fully] outfitted |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 3 | equipment |
Claudio Mazotti
|
Proposed translations
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parts
I would say "parts" because a weapon (arm, in general terms) is built by several parts assembled into a whole, so if i well understood you want to convey that one of the pieces (peças) is lacking some parts (apetrechos) either the trigger, or the barrel or whatever...
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+1
18 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
arms, ammunition
instrumento de guerra (armas, munições etc.) [mais us. no pl.]
37 mins
Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
equipment
a suggestion...
41 mins
equipment
It means that it lacked the things usually necessary to work. Equipment would be the most correct word.
8 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
60
[not fully] outfitted
I think this conveys the idea a little better.
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