Chumbada de pesca

English translation: fishing sinker or knoch

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Portuguese term or phrase:Chumbada de pesca
English translation:fishing sinker or knoch
Entered by: Nick Taylor

23:43 Mar 23, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Fisheries / Pesca
Portuguese term or phrase: Chumbada de pesca
Catálogo com acessórios de pesca.
Ana F
Portugal
fishing sinker or knoch
Explanation:
fishing sinker or knoch
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 23:52
Grading comment
The pictures correspond to the ones I have on my catalogue
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Lead weight
Scott Bowman
5 +1fishing sinker or knoch
Nick Taylor


Discussion entries: 3





  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Lead weight


Explanation:
It is a lead weight used on the fishing line

see the attached video of them being manufactured

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Note added at 25 mins (2013-03-24 00:08:46 GMT)
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Actually, this one is better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=CnhyqE...


    Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8usMoc5vSY
Scott Bowman
Local time: 20:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ward Whittaker: Could not be clearer !
7 mins

agree  Paulinho Fonseca
29 mins

agree  Fatima Noronha
8 hrs

agree  Claudio Mazotti
9 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fishing sinker or knoch


Explanation:
fishing sinker or knoch

Nick Taylor
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
The pictures correspond to the ones I have on my catalogue

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Scott Bowman: Of course Sinker could most definitely be used as well. As for knoch, never heard of it.
4 hrs
  -> thanks Scott
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