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Sheep shearing
I think this is a term used in the Azores, where this takes place.
It appears three times throughout the whole video.
'um ia às vacas e o outro ia à conta'
'chamava-se a conta'
'era a terra do milho que tinha erva das contas'
They're talking about sheep shearing.
I can't find this anywhere and I've never heard this term before.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your help!
It appears three times throughout the whole video.
'um ia às vacas e o outro ia à conta'
'chamava-se a conta'
'era a terra do milho que tinha erva das contas'
They're talking about sheep shearing.
I can't find this anywhere and I've never heard this term before.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | bead / beads / beading |
Danilo Santana
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| 4 | to the tall oat grass meadow |
Nick Taylor
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Proposed translations
1 day 7 hrs
Danilo Santana
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bead / beads / beading
Hello, I would like to have some more context, but this is what I found:
I would say this refers to beads for adornments - contas de miçanga.
'um ia às vacas e o outro ia à conta' - Faz sentido, pelo que vejo no contexto que você colocou, já que parece um cenário de trabalho: um está indo cuidar das vacas enquanto o outro vai às contas (esse outro está indo fazer miçangas - contas de miçanga - para vender, por exemplo)
'era a terra do milho que tinha erva das contas' : In this cropland one would find herbs used in these contas (beads) for adornments.
I would like to see some more context.
I would say this refers to beads for adornments - contas de miçanga.
'um ia às vacas e o outro ia à conta' - Faz sentido, pelo que vejo no contexto que você colocou, já que parece um cenário de trabalho: um está indo cuidar das vacas enquanto o outro vai às contas (esse outro está indo fazer miçangas - contas de miçanga - para vender, por exemplo)
'era a terra do milho que tinha erva das contas' : In this cropland one would find herbs used in these contas (beads) for adornments.
I would like to see some more context.
Example sentence:
the other one would do the beadwork
the other one would do some bead embroidery
Reference:
3 days 7 hrs
Nick Taylor
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Specializes in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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to the tall oat grass meadow
to the tall oat grass meadow
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Thanks anyway!