Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
navaja tipo mariposa
English translation:
butterfly knife
Added to glossary by
Henry Hinds
Jul 18, 2006 17:25
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
United Kingdom
for huge jobs with tight deadlines
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English
navaja tipo mariposa
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Slang
I thought this might be a flick-knife (is that switch-blade in the U.S.?) but Simon & Schuster want to call that a "navaja a muelle".
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | butterfly knife |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 | butterfly or balisong knife |
Roxana Cortijo
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Proposed translations
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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butterfly knife
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Different mechanism from a switchblade.
Different mechanism from a switchblade.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Henry. I don't know why I didn't just put butterfly knife in Google. There are a thousand pictures there!!"
6 mins
Roxana Cortijo
Native in Spanish
Translator and Interpreter
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
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4
butterfly or balisong knife
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