Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

APANHADOR DE PEIXE EM NAVIOS

English translation:

fish catch unloader or transporter

Added to glossary by chaka
Oct 11, 2004 16:43
19 yrs ago
Portuguese term

APANHADOR DE PEIXE EM NAVIOS

Portuguese to English Other Ships, Sailing, Maritime
THIS IS NOT A QUESTION, I SUPPOSE I'L JUST TRANSLATE IT BY SHIP FISH CATCHER OR SOMETHING, BUT IT'S JUST TO SEE HOW REDICULOUS IT GETS

Proposed translations

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fish catch unloader or transporter

to apanhar is to PICK UP.....something...nothing to do with being a fisherman...that would HAVE TO BE PESCADOR....

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-10-11 16:51:18 GMT)
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probably transporter or

FINAL: fish catch dock unloader

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Note added at 8 mins (2004-10-11 16:52:29 GMT)
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NO NO NO

It\'s NOT A FISHERMAN.....it;s a NET HAULER

FISH NET HAULER...the person who HAULS IN THE NET

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-10-11 16:55:46 GMT)
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manual fish net hauler...is the term...it is NOT FISHERMAN..otherwise the Portuguese would SAY SO.....

... hauled either by hand or net hauler and the fish taken out of the nets. The nets are then straightened out ready for re-setting. This form of fishing is fairly ...
www.theheritagecoast.co.uk/things_to_do/ fishing/commercial_fishing/set_netting.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

net hauler is TODAY automatized......:_)

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-10-11 16:57:23 GMT)
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and please note: FISH SHIP is a NO GO


the word is THE CATCH....

onboard fish catch hauler/sorter
Peer comment(s):

agree jrb : good solution - but I agree that you're doing all the work...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "THANKS, I Really have no idea what it is, it certainly is not fisherman,so must be someone who gathers or unloads the fish that come in the nets or something"
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ship fisherman

I would stick with just "fisherman" since by the very nature, the fisherman wants to "catch" fish.

Mike :)

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-10-11 16:46:43 GMT)
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I guess this versus \"dock fisherman\" etc.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : not fisherman...fisherman is pescador..apanhar is to pick up...to collect, in BE
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Commercial fisherman

... Categories of individuals covered by the system: Marine recreational and commercial fishermen, owners/operators of registered/documented boats and vessels. ...
www.rdc.noaa.gov/~foia/asdhome/sysofrec/noaa6.html - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

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