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cauto

English translation: corner

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Portuguese term or phrase:canto
English translation:corner
Entered by: Mark Pinto

11:29 Apr 18, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Real Estate / Property Description Register (early 20th century)
Portuguese term or phrase: cauto
Confrontações: "Confronta a partir do cauto N.E com os prédios nºs xxxxx"

N.E could mean nordeste.

Cauto? Edge?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mark Pinto
India
Local time: 17:35
corner
Explanation:
I'm assuming there's a typo. "Canto" instead of "cauto".

Note: "Cauto" seems to be out of place: https://dicionario.priberam.org/cauto

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Note added at 9 mins (2019-04-18 11:39:17 GMT)
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This is what I understood:
From the NE corner it faces buildings no. xxxx...
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Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 05:05
Grading comment
original word has typo. To be read as canto
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3corner
Oliver Simões
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Mark Robertson

Discussion entries: 6





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
canto
corner


Explanation:
I'm assuming there's a typo. "Canto" instead of "cauto".

Note: "Cauto" seems to be out of place: https://dicionario.priberam.org/cauto

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Note added at 9 mins (2019-04-18 11:39:17 GMT)
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This is what I understood:
From the NE corner it faces buildings no. xxxx...

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
original word has typo. To be read as canto
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes Oliveira! It's exactly this! I see it now. Thanks so much for pointing this out.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Robertson
3 mins
  -> Thank you, Mark.
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
8 mins
  -> Thank you, Gilmar.
agree  T o b i a s
51 mins
  -> Thank you, Tobias.
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Reference comments


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Reference information:
"Com cauto" means cautious, careful. Could it be a typo for "cota"?

Mark Robertson
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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