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Portuguese term or phrase:
engatilhada
English translation:
triggered / activated
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cristina estanislau
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Portuguese term
engatilhada
Portuguese to English
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According to the Dâw phonotactics, a word may not begin with a vowel. Thus, the vowel-initial BP words are repaired in Dâw as CVC. Esta operação fonológica é engatilhada pela oclusiva glotal que, por default, ocupa a posição de ataque da sílaba. Vejam os exemplos:
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| 3 +1 | triggered / activated |
cristina estanislau
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| 5 | to arm (armed) |
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Dec 6, 2007 08:37: cristina estanislau changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/103794">zabrowa's</a> old entry - "engatilhada "" to ""triggered / activated""
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triggered / activated
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Marcelo Gonçalves
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obrigada marcelo
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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H. Russell Fisher
: triggered means to fire- activate= arm
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to arm (armed)
For example => engatilhar o gatalho = to arm a weapon (gun/pistol).
pushar o gatalho => to fire the same
therefor, engatilhada = armed
pushar o gatalho => to fire the same
therefor, engatilhada = armed
Example sentence:
The COP ( Constable On Patrol)/Police Officer cautiously armed his weapon.
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