thunder egg

Portuguese translation: geodo

19:59 Nov 1, 2008

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literatura juvenil

English term or phrase: thunder egg

Jack had found a thunder egg! His cousin pounded him on the back.

Beth Guimaraes KudoZ activity Questions: 761 (5 open) (2 without valid answers) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 0 Brazil
Local time: 13:45

Portuguese translation:geodo

Explanation:
Sei que um thunderegg é um geodo, mas há geodos de vários tipos, portanto desconheço se haverá um termo mais específico que se possa aplicar aqui, já que geologia não é propriamente a minha área. Talvez outro colega possa ou confirmar ou avançar um termo mais apropriado.

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Fico contente por ter podido ajudar, Beth. Continuação de um bom trabalho.

Selected response from:

Clara Duarte
Portugal
Local time: 17:45

Grading comment

Clara:
Obrigada.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

ovo do trovão (thunder egg)

Joon Oh

3 +2

geodo

Clara Duarte

4 -1

lipidolito

Marlene Curtis

Summary of reference entries provided

"thunder egg".."thunderegg"

airmailrpl

Answers

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

ovo do trovão (thunder egg)

Explanation:
No jogo de video, é usado como 'thunder egg' para valer uma chance quando Pikachu chocá-lo.
(http://desciclo.pedia.ws/wiki/Raiden)
"..No topo da montanha pegue o Thunder egg e vá enfrentar mais um chefe. Chefe Minotaur ... Continuando o caminho, derrube uma pedra p/ prosseguir, perto de save, ..."
(http://www.playstation.com.br/dicas/60875-.htm)

Thunder Eggs (Ovos do Trovão): Ovos elétricos que pode eletrocutar as galinhas principalmente se elas estiverem usando algum equipamento de metal.
(http://baixaki.ig.com.br/download/egg-vs-chicken.htm)

Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 13:45
Native speaker of:

Korean,

Portuguese

51 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

lipidolito

Explanation:
Achei as referências abaixo

Lepidolite gemstone meaning Gemstone: Lepidolite gem stone meaning. ... Lepidolite is not technically a gemstone, but a very beautiful purplish type of mica. ...
www.crystal-cure.com/lepidolite.html -

3 Large Zacatecas Thunderegg Geodes Agate Quartz - eBay (item ... These hollow thundereggs contain quartz crystal centers and rhyolite rims of light brown to pink color. Feldspar phenocrysts are commonly seen sprinkled ...
cgi.ebay.com/3-Large-Zacatecas-Thunderegg-Geodes-Agate-Quartz_W0QQitemZ250316561462QQcmdZVie...

Cochise College -quartz, variety rock crystal -cristal de cuarzo rutilado ... Thunderegg ( Lepidolito). -is an igneous concretion, usually round, formed in conjunction with ...
skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/GLGP-illvocab/GLGP-03es.htm - 103k

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- Es una masa ignea, usualmente redonda, formada en conjunto con obsidio. Estas masas igneas comiensan como una cavidad dentro del flujo de obsidio y pueden permanecer huecas y convierte en geodos, o se pueden llenar de ópalo o ágata. El término científico para el tipo de estructuras son lepidolita (plural- Lepidolitos

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CORREÇÃO

LEPIDOLITO (conforme o exemplo que dei acima).

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 1973

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

geodo

Clara Duarte
Portugal
Local time: 17:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 72

Grading comment

Clara:
Obrigada.

Notes to answerer

Asker: 3.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

rhandler

40 mins

-> Obrigada, rhandler :)

disagree

airmailrpl: Thunderegg is not synonymous with either geode or agate./ in this case probably "ovo do trovão" since later questions show it has nothing to do with minerals

2 hrs

-> Também sei citar a Wikipedia, mas não faço dela bíblia. Então qual é a tradução de thunderegg? Talvez isso ajudasse mais do que apenas dizer o que não é, não?

agree

Elvio Sakamoto: thunderegg não é sinônimo, mas é um tipo de geodo, conforme a wikipedia "A thunderegg may be referred to as a geode if it has a hollow in it..." e "...but not all geodes are thundereggs..."

1 day 8 hrs

-> Obrigada, Elvio :)

agree

soaresmary: Penso que é geode e não geodo.

1 day 15 hrs

-> Obrigada, Mary :)

Reference comments

2 hrs

Reference: "thunder egg".."thunderegg"

Reference information:
Results 1 - 30 of about 14,100 for "thunder egg"
Results 1 - 30 of about 18,100 for "thunderegg".

A thunderegg (or thunder egg) is a nodule-like geological structure, similar to a geode, that is formed within a rhyolitic lava flow.

Thundereggs are rough spheres, most about the size of a baseball - though they can range from less than an inch to over a metre across.

They usually contain centres of chalcedony in the form of agate, jasper or opal[1], either uniquely or in combination. Also frequently encountered are quartz and selenite crystals, as well as various other mineral growths and inclusions. Thundereggs usually look like ordinary rocks on the outside, but slicing them in half and polishing them may reveal intricate patterns and colors. A characteristic feature of thundereggs is that (like other agates) the individual beds they come from can vary in appearance, though they can maintain a certain specific identity within them.

Thunderegg is not synonymous with either geode or agate. A geode is a simple term for a rock with a hollow in it, often with crystal growth. A thunderegg on the other hand is a specific geological structure. A thunderegg may be referred to as a geode if it has a hollow in it (see illustration of Gehlberg specimen), but not all geodes are thundereggs because there are many different ways for a hollow to form. Similarly, a thunderegg is just one of the forms that agate can assume.

Thundereggs are found all over the world wherever the conditions are right. The USA, and Oregon especially, remain one of the most famous thunderegg locations. Germany is also an important centre for thunderegg agates (especially sites like St Egidien and Gehlberg). Other countries known for their thundereggs include France, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Australia and some places in Africa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderegg

airmailrpl
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 227

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