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Acasamatada

English translation: casemated

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Portuguese term or phrase:Acasamatada
English translation:casemated
Entered by: Edimilson Ferreira

21:58 May 11, 2008
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Portuguese term or phrase: Acasamatada
In a fort the term "acasamatada", anyone know how this would be translated into English?

Thank you in advance.
Silvia Rebelo
Local time: 21:20
casemated
Explanation:
Do Aurélio:

casamata: 3.Fort. Abrigo subterrâneo, de grossas paredes, para instalação de baterias ou proteção de materiais e pessoas.

4.Constr. Nav. Parapeito encouraçado fixo na estrutura do navio, e que serve de proteção a um canhão de pedestal e à guarnição deste.

casamatado: 1.Que tem casamata(s); provido de casamata(s).

Do Shorter Oxford English Dictionary:

casemate: A chamber in the thickness of a wall of a fortress, provided with embrasures for defence. Also, an armoured enclosure protecting guns in a warship.

casemated: adjective, provided with casemates
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Edimilson Ferreira
Armenia
Local time: 00:20
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
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3 +5casemated
Edimilson Ferreira
5casamate
Dra. Teresa Bernardes


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
casemated


Explanation:
Do Aurélio:

casamata: 3.Fort. Abrigo subterrâneo, de grossas paredes, para instalação de baterias ou proteção de materiais e pessoas.

4.Constr. Nav. Parapeito encouraçado fixo na estrutura do navio, e que serve de proteção a um canhão de pedestal e à guarnição deste.

casamatado: 1.Que tem casamata(s); provido de casamata(s).

Do Shorter Oxford English Dictionary:

casemate: A chamber in the thickness of a wall of a fortress, provided with embrasures for defence. Also, an armoured enclosure protecting guns in a warship.

casemated: adjective, provided with casemates


Edimilson Ferreira
Armenia
Local time: 00:20
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Shortall
10 mins
agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
agree  Marcos Bernardo
2 hrs
agree  Andrea Munhoz
12 hrs
agree  dorisarraia
15 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
casamate


Explanation:
A palavra vem de casamata: construção subterrânea abobadada para abrigar dos projécteis pessoas, material e munições

Dra. Teresa Bernardes
Portugal
Local time: 21:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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