Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Archimedes' claw
Portuguese translation:
garra de Arquimedes
Added to glossary by
Ana Paula Miraldo
Nov 10, 2005 11:21
18 yrs ago
English term
Archimedes' claw
English to Portuguese
Science
History
livro sobre cientistas
A frase completa é:"Further Achievements
Inventions:
-Archimedes' screw: used to pump water out of ships and also to irrigate fields.
-ARCHIMEDES' CLAW: a huge war machine designed to sink ships by grasing teh prow and tipping them over, used in the defense of Syracuse". Obrigada.
Inventions:
-Archimedes' screw: used to pump water out of ships and also to irrigate fields.
-ARCHIMEDES' CLAW: a huge war machine designed to sink ships by grasing teh prow and tipping them over, used in the defense of Syracuse". Obrigada.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +2 | garra de Arquimedes |
Carlos Angelo
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Change log
Nov 12, 2005 23:04: Carlos Angelo changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science" , "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "History"
Proposed translations
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Carlos Angelo
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Technical Background, Literary Quality.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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32
Selected
garra de Arquimedes
* Referência:
As catapultas e a diabólica garra de Arquimedes (ver animação) terão atrasado a capitulação de Siracusa. A história de que Arquimedes teria incendiado navios ...
http://contanatura.weblog.com.pt/arquivo/2005/10/ciclope_cin...
As catapultas e a diabólica garra de Arquimedes (ver animação) terão atrasado a capitulação de Siracusa. A história de que Arquimedes teria incendiado navios ...
http://contanatura.weblog.com.pt/arquivo/2005/10/ciclope_cin...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada, Carlos, pela rápida ajuda."
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