Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
garimpeiro
English translation:
prospector
Added to glossary by
Jorge Rodrigues
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Portuguese term
Affonso Cunha
garimpeiro
Non-PRO
Not for points
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Mining & Minerals / Gems
mining
In Portuguese/English Michaelis Dictionary I found "gold-washers" or "gold digger". But I could not find anything similar in Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary English.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | prospector |
Jorge Rodrigues
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| 4 | placer miner |
Silvia Aquino
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Change log
Nov 15, 2015 21:27: Jorge Rodrigues Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Silvia Aquino
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Brazil
Native in Portuguese
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Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
placer miner
The early California mines were placer deposits of free, or pure, gold mixed with sand and gravel. The mining pan became the basic tool of the placer miner. He recovered the gold by agitating water and debris in the pan; the gold, being heavier than the sand or gravel, settled to the bottom of the pan. (from Answers.com)
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Jorge Rodrigues
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Brazilian Portuguese Expert.
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Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 2 more.
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prospector
Minha sugestão.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-21 22:29:45 GMT)
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Sim, eu usaria prospectors nesse caso também.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-21 22:29:45 GMT)
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Sim, eu usaria prospectors nesse caso também.
Note from asker:
| Grato. Como se trata de garimpeiros inclusive do século XVIII para cá, ainda assim você usaria "prospector" ou usaria algo como gold diggers? |
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