Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
tecadeira
English translation:
shooter, taw or boss
Added to glossary by
Bett
Sep 12, 2014 21:04
9 yrs ago
Portuguese term
tecadeira
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
children's games
this is about the traditional Marble shooting game played in Brazil, so this word may be part of a regional dialect... this particular game occurred near Campinas, São Paulo STate... Any suggestions appreciated
;... (jogar)com as regras, fazendo a raia, medindo a distância para a linha de tiro e introduzindo a ideia da tecadeira (bolinha inicial que é lançada). "
;... (jogar)com as regras, fazendo a raia, medindo a distância para a linha de tiro e introduzindo a ideia da tecadeira (bolinha inicial que é lançada). "
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | shooter, taw or boss |
Mario Freitas
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Change log
Sep 26, 2014 08:37: Mario Freitas Created KOG entry
Oct 15, 2014 15:37: Bett changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/799114">Mario Freitas's</a> old entry - "tecadeira "" to ""shooter, taw or boss""
Dec 11, 2015 02:37: Mario Freitas changed "Field (specific)" from "Education / Pedagogy" to "Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino"
Proposed translations
+3
2 hrs
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
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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16
Selected
shooter, taw or boss
The "tecadeira" is the marble held in your hand to shoot against the smaller marbles in the circle. The three names above are commonly used.
http://www.imarbles.com/howtoplaymarbles.php
http://scoutermom.com/6449/rules-ringer-marbles-game/
http://www.joemarbles.com/6Marble Games/002 Bounce Eye.htm
http://www.imarbles.com/howtoplaymarbles.php
http://scoutermom.com/6449/rules-ringer-marbles-game/
http://www.joemarbles.com/6Marble Games/002 Bounce Eye.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Tracy Miyake
: As a kid, the name I learned for that marble was the shooter marble.
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Yup, I believe shooter and boss are the most common ones. Though I never played marbles "in English", lol. Thank you Tracy!
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Margarida Ataide
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Obrigado, Margarida!
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Obrigado, Patrícia!
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
Discussion
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Cada jogador tem uma “tecadeira” e deve colocar 5 bolinhas dentro do quadrado. O jogador fica em pé, fora do quadrado e atira sua tecadeira. Se o jogador ...