Mar 24, 2020 01:19
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English term
poyloos
English to Portuguese
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History
World War I
"Mrs. Dr. dear," she would stick her head in at Mrs. Blythe's door the last thing at night to remark, "I do hope the French have hung onto the Crow's Wood today," and she woke at dawn to wonder if Dead Man's Hill—surely named by some prophet—was still held by the "poyloos." Susan could have drawn a map of the country around Verdun that would have satisfied a chief of staff.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
3 +3 | "poilus", os soldados (da infantaria) nas trincheiras | Ana Vozone |
Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
poilus
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"poilus", os soldados (da infantaria) nas trincheiras
se Dead Man's Hill ainda estaria nas mãos dos "poilus", os soldados de infantaria.
https://pt.france.fr/pt/alsacia-lorena/lista/48-horas-em-ver...
https://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,morte-e-horror-nas...
https://pt.france.fr/pt/alsacia-lorena/lista/48-horas-em-ver...
https://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,morte-e-horror-nas...
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Nick Taylor
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Thanks, Nick!
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Clauwolf
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Obrigada, Cláudio!
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Mario Freitas
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Obrigada, Mário!
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Discussion
French: [pwaly])[1] is an informal term for a French World War I infantryman, meaning, literally, hairy one. It is still widely used as a term of endearment for the French infantry of World War I. The word carries the sense of the infantryman's typically rustic, agricultural background.
Outras palavras, homen peludo, homen rustico paisano
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poilu
quote....Poilu ("Peludo", em tradução literal) é um termo informal e amigável utilizado para indicar membros da infantaria francesa da Primeira Guerra Mundial (1914-1918).
Eu nao e visto , para mim e ternino novo.
https://www.ancientfaces.com/surname/poylo-family-history/76...