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English term or phrase:	Archimedes' claw
Portuguese translation:	garra de Arquimedes
Entered by:	Ana Paula Miraldo

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11:21am Nov 10, 2005

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English term or phrase: Archimedes' claw

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.

Ana Paula Miraldo

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garra de Arquimedes

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* 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...

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Carlos Angelo
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archimedes' claw garra de Arquimedes

Explanation:
* 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...

Carlos Angelo
Brazil
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Obrigada, Carlos, pela rápida ajuda.

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English: Archimedes' claw

Portuguese translation: garra de Arquimedes