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barcos espinheleiros

English translation: long-line fishing boats

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Portuguese term or phrase:barcos espinheleiros
English translation:long-line fishing boats
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

02:16 Jun 10, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Brasil
Portuguese term or phrase: barcos espinheleiros
A ARRENDANTE é propietária de barcos espinheleiros, convenientemente equipados, com características e especificações descritas na cláusula ...
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 23:11
long-line fishing boats
Explanation:
espinhel - also espinel.

definition of espinel from http://www.priberam.pt/:

espinel
do Lat. spina
s. m.,
aparelho de pesca que consiste numa linha comprida de que saem outras linhas com anzóis de espaço em espaço;
espinela.

wikipedia definition of long-line: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-line_fishing)
Long-line fishing is a commercial fishing technique that uses hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks hanging from a single line.
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Jonathan Stitt
Local time: 22:11
Grading comment
Thank you, Jonathan - Mike :)
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long-line fishing boats


Explanation:
espinhel - also espinel.

definition of espinel from http://www.priberam.pt/:

espinel
do Lat. spina
s. m.,
aparelho de pesca que consiste numa linha comprida de que saem outras linhas com anzóis de espaço em espaço;
espinela.

wikipedia definition of long-line: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-line_fishing)
Long-line fishing is a commercial fishing technique that uses hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks hanging from a single line.

Jonathan Stitt
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Jonathan - Mike :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suesimons: Or just long-liners, we have lots of them fishing in the channel Islands
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