Mar 24, 2020 01:19
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English term

poyloos

English to Portuguese Other 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.

Discussion

Tomasso Mar 24, 2020:
em Frances poilu, paisano? Veje a ..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poilu "Poilu (/ˈpwɑːluː/;

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.
Maria Laurino Mar 24, 2020:
Parece ser algum sobrenome de peso, de alguém importante ou conhecido. Não há nenhuma outra referência no texto?

https://www.ancientfaces.com/surname/poylo-family-history/76...

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...
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agree Nick Taylor : 100% correct!
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