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English: casing

Portuguese translation: invólucro







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English term or phrase:casing
Portuguese translation:invólucro
Entered by:Teresa Bento
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Military / Defense / weapons, amno
English term or phrase: casing
"This is one of the **casings** that were found at the scene and obviously we have opportunities then to forensically examine this and try and link this to a particular weapon as we were able to do on this occasion."

Casing = cartucho? Alguma sugestão melhor? Obrigada!
Teresa Bento
Portugal
invólucro
Explanation:
invólucro

s. m.
(mil.) parte dos cartuchos das armas ligeiras que contém a carga.

(Do lat. involûcru-, «id.»)

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MLeiria
Portugal
Note from asker to answerer
obrigada pela ajuda! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6cartucho/estojo
Roberto Cavalcanti
4 +1invólucro
MLeiria


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
invólucro

Explanation:
invólucro

s. m.
(mil.) parte dos cartuchos das armas ligeiras que contém a carga.

(Do lat. involûcru-, «id.»)



MLeiria
Portugal
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
Note from asker to answerer
obrigada pela ajuda! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree cristina estanislau
9 hrs
  -> obrigado
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
cartucho/estojo

Explanation:
ok

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-03 22:34:02 GMT)
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Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Martim: Cartucho
1 hr
  -> Grato Martim

agree Luz de Almeida: cartucho
1 hr
  -> Grato Luz

agree Eneide Moreira: cartucho
5 hrs

agree Humberto Ribas: cartucho
12 hrs

agree Cristina Santos: cartucho
16 hrs

agree Lilian Costa Magalhães: claro!!!
19 hrs
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