Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Baton gun
Portuguese translation:
Arma com balas de borracha
Added to glossary by
Joao Andre Madeira
Nov 13, 2015 09:59
8 yrs ago
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English term
Conference Interpreter and Translator
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Baton gun
English to Portuguese
Tech/Engineering
Military / Defense
"baton gun" é um tipo de arma usado por certos polícia no Reino Unido.
Trata-se de uma arma de balas de borracha?...
Obrigado!
Trata-se de uma arma de balas de borracha?...
Obrigado!
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +3 | Arma com balas de borracha |
Vinicius Yamao Kamogari
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| 4 +1 | armas não letais |
Mario Freitas
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Change log
Sep 22, 2016 02:19: Matheus Chaud changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
+3
17 mins
Vinicius Yamao Kamogari
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Every word matters
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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2
Selected
Arma com balas de borracha
Sugestão.
Baton rounds = Rubber bullets = Balas de borracha
Baton rounds = Rubber bullets = Balas de borracha
Peer comment(s):
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Linda Miranda
2 hrs
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Obrigado, Linda!
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| agree |
Clauwolf
7 hrs
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Obrigado, Clauwolf!
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| agree |
Igor Vianna
7 hrs
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Obrigado, Igor!
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
7 hrs
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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64
armas não letais
É o termo utilizado pela polícia no Brasil
https://www.google.com.br/search?q="armas não letais" "balas...
https://www.google.com.br/search?q="armas não letais" "balas...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
airmailrpl
: They can kill if aimed at the head or upper body
18 hrs
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Nevertheless, it is the term adopted by the Brazilian police, as I mentioned.
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Angela Nery
18 hrs
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Obrigado, Ângela!
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Discussion
They can kill if aimed at the head or upper body.
The plastic baton guns have been authorised by the Home Office as a "less lethal" option as conventional arms.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2206941.stm