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Old 04-16-2009, 12:23 PM   #1
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Question Puñal vs. cuchillo

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Estaba trabajando en un texto donde un buzo de la policia se tira al agua con un "knife", para defenderse y usar como herramienta.

Estaba entre "puñal" y "cuchillo".

puñal1.m. Arma de acero, de dos a tres decímetros de largo, que solo hiere con la punta. (segun RAE).


O sea, parecido a esto: puñal





Pero cuando pongo en google muestra cosas como esta: puñal



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Old 04-17-2009, 04:56 AM   #2
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Default Re: Puñal vs. cuchillo

Esta pregunta la has puesto para mí, ¡reconócelo!

En buceo decimos cuchillo:

cuchillo de bucear

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Old 04-17-2009, 09:31 AM   #3
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Hacés bucoe? Yo tmb, es buenísimo!!! Podemos ir al foro de deportes!!

Pero este era un buzo militar y el cuchillo era mas de ataque que de buceo...
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puf la RAE no anda ni por las tapas...

Cuchillo es el que se usa en la cocina, puñal el que usan los delicuentes para asaltar.
Pero en el contexto de la traducción, era un cuchillo.

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Coincido con exxcéntrica, puñal tiene un sentido mas de arma de guerra
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