Translation of "knap" into Portuguese

lascar, bater are the top translations of "knap" into Portuguese.

knap verb noun grammar

(transitive) To shape a hard, brittle material (such as flint, obsidian, chert etc.) by breaking away sections or flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. Distinguished from "carve" because each fracture goes across one entire face or facet, and from "cleave" because breaking (knapping) vitreous, brittle homogeneous (i.e., not crystalline) materials inevitably results in curved, conchoidal fractures. [..]

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  • lascar

    verb

    Ice-age men were using it for knapping flints.

    Homens da era do gelo estavam usando para lascar pedras.

  • bater

    verb

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