Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
drill
Portuguese translation:
perfurar / furar
Added to glossary by
margaridaf
Feb 13, 2006 12:29
18 yrs ago
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English term
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
drill
English to Portuguese
Other
Mining & Minerals / Gems
gems
"in recent months trying to find the right places to drill for the precious gem."
"...can only be dug out with special drills."
(pt-pt)
Thanks
"...can only be dug out with special drills."
(pt-pt)
Thanks
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +9 | perfurar / furar |
António Ribeiro
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| 4 +3 | perfurar na busca de/explorar |
Paul Kozelka
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| 3 +1 | perfurar |
Julieta Almeida
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| 4 | sondar |
Hari Cavalcante
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| 4 | encontrar |
Clauwolf
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Proposed translations
+9
2 mins
António Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Professional in Oil & Gas Industry
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
47
Selected
perfurar / furar
Qualquer das duas serve.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Julieta Almeida
: Chegámos ao mesmo tempo!
1 min
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| agree |
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
21 mins
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| agree |
Ines Cas (X)
21 mins
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| agree |
Fiona N�voa
42 mins
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| agree |
rhandler
46 mins
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| agree |
Felipe Simões
56 mins
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| agree |
Pedro Oliveira
57 mins
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| agree |
Renata Costa (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
Murillo Mathias
1 day 17 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada a todos!"
+1
2 mins
Julieta Almeida
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Legal Translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal, Cape Verdean) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
+3
44 mins
Paul Kozelka
Native in English
Available 24/7-While the world sleeps...
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
perfurar na busca de/explorar
In this context, "to drill for" is "na exploração de" since it means to drill in the mine seeking to find the gems. "special drills" would be "perfuradores especiais" if the reference is to the drilling machines, or "brocas especiais" if the reference is to the drill bits.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marco Schaumloeffel
: correto, boa explicacao!
3 hrs
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| agree |
AnaCarla
8 hrs
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| agree |
Carlos Angelo
2 days 22 hrs
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2 hrs
Hari Cavalcante
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Senior Pro Translator - 24 years XP
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
8
sondar
.
3 hrs
encontrar
:) O literal todo mundo sabe
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-02-13 15:52:33 GMT)
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E não cabe nesse contexto
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-02-13 15:52:33 GMT)
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E não cabe nesse contexto
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