spear barbs

Portuguese translation: pontas de lança (ou arpões)

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English term or phrase:spear barbs
Portuguese translation:pontas de lança (ou arpões)
Entered by: Isabel Maria Almeida

12:26 Oct 13, 2008
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Archaeology
English term or phrase: spear barbs
Tipo de ferramenta usada nos primórdios da humanidade.
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pontas de lança
Explanation:
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Isabel Maria Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:13
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Muito obrigada pela ajuda!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9pontas de lança
Isabel Maria Almeida
3 +3farpa/rebarba de lança/arpão
Flavio Steffen
4 -1lanças
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 -1pontas de flecha
titapt
Summary of reference entries provided
barb
airmailrpl

  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
pontas de lança


Explanation:
é isto

Isabel Maria Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muito obrigada pela ajuda!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Artur Jorge Martins
1 min

agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: Exatamente!
5 mins

agree  Alexandra Gouveia
40 mins

agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
1 hr

agree  Teresa Filipe
1 hr

agree  Cris RiJoFe
1 hr

agree  airmailrpl: -
2 hrs

agree  Marlene Curtis
3 hrs

agree  Humberto Ribas
18 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
lanças


Explanation:
Eventualmente, azagaias ou arpões...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  airmailrpl: spear barbs
2 hrs
  -> Tem toda a razão! Faltaram as pontas às minhas lanças...
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pontas de flecha


Explanation:
As pontas de flecha são artefactos vulgarmente encontrados em locais onde existiu actividade humana pré-histórica.

titapt
China
Local time: 17:13
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  airmailrpl: spear barbs
2 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
farpa/rebarba de lança/arpão


Explanation:


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Note added at 58 mins (2008-10-13 13:24:15 GMT)
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Em minha opinião, barbs são as saliências em ângulo (farpas) que impedem que o arpão/lança se solte da presa.
Vejam nesta foto:
http://nationalgeographic.abril.com.br/ng/imagem/ed82_eslove...

Flavio Steffen
Brazil
Local time: 06:13
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sara Sousa Soares: Diria «arpão» que é uma lança com uma farpa na ponta
6 mins
  -> Obrigado, Sara

agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: Correto também
23 mins
  -> Obrigado, Salvador.

agree  Alexandra Gouveia
32 mins
  -> Obrigado, Alexandra.
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: barb

Reference information:
barb
n 1 farpa (de seta, arame farpado, anzol), espinha, ponta. 2 Bot. e Zool. barba, filamentos de pena.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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