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archetier

English translation: bowmaker

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Portuguese term or phrase:archetier
English translation:bowmaker
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

19:04 Jun 9, 2022
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Environment & Ecology
Portuguese term or phrase: archetier
Em 2019 o IBAMA flagrou 102 de toretes “novos” de Pau-brasil escondidos em propriedade rural ligada a archetier famoso em Aracruz (ES), que exportava legalmente arcos para a Europa e EUA. Foram flagrados também o transporte ilegal de madeira serrada de Pau-brasil na BR 101 em São Mateus (ES)
Auristela Marina Genaro
Local time: 13:29
bowmaker
Explanation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_maker
The French word for bowmaker (bow maker) is archetier for one who makes bows of the string family of instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass.
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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 13:29
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos ;-)
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3 +3bowmaker
Matheus Chaud
5bowyer
Nick Taylor


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
"archetier"
bowmaker


Explanation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_maker
The French word for bowmaker (bow maker) is archetier for one who makes bows of the string family of instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass.

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 13:29
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos ;-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
47 mins
  -> Obrigado, Muriel!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Phil!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bowyer


Explanation:
bowyer

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Note added at 1 hr (2022-06-09 20:23:18 GMT)
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Whoops! Sorry mate! Wrong sort of bow :-(

Nick Taylor
Local time: 17:29
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67
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