Jan 7, 2007 11:45
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term
‘é para colocar na cabeça’ [GLOSS]
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Science
Linguistics
Phonology
No additional context provided, keep in mind that this is a gloss for an indigenous-language string
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | [it] is for putting on the head |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 | to wear on the head |
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
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Proposed translations
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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[it] is for putting on the head
The answer depends on whether the verb is specific for wearing apparel or corresponds to the core meaning of "colocar," in which case 'put' would be more all-inclusive.
OR:
[it] is for wearing on the head
It was easier to answer your gloss questions when you provided the strings.
OR:
[it] is for wearing on the head
It was easier to answer your gloss questions when you provided the strings.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "the strings made it a lot easier for me too! but this chapter has no strings as in this part the author is describing phonological minimal pairs, she doesn't bother with the syntactical aspects... "
15 mins
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
Native in Portuguese
Responsible, trustworthy and accurate
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to Spanish, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
to wear on the head
China, Greece, and the Zulus of Africa
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... and in an aborigine tribe in Taiwan today, the first winner of the traditional foot-race is given three feathers to wear on the head. ...
www.greecetravel.com/archaeology/mitsopoulou/zulu/index.htm - 74k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
Formato do ficheiro: Microsoft Word - Ver em HTML
However they’re will be places along the course in these races wear helmets are not mandatory to wear on the head, but later in the course their could be ...
www.actionasia.com/aae/servlet/com.openreef.cms.servlets.Re... -
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Note added at 17 minutos (2007-01-07 12:02:58 GMT)
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The champions receive a simple token of their victory, a garland of fresh olive ***to wear on the head.*** This is essentially a religious festival, in honour of the greatest of the Greek gods, Zeus, whose sanctuary is at Olympia
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?g...
- [ Traduzir esta página ]
... and in an aborigine tribe in Taiwan today, the first winner of the traditional foot-race is given three feathers to wear on the head. ...
www.greecetravel.com/archaeology/mitsopoulou/zulu/index.htm - 74k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes
[DOC]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
Formato do ficheiro: Microsoft Word - Ver em HTML
However they’re will be places along the course in these races wear helmets are not mandatory to wear on the head, but later in the course their could be ...
www.actionasia.com/aae/servlet/com.openreef.cms.servlets.Re... -
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Note added at 17 minutos (2007-01-07 12:02:58 GMT)
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The champions receive a simple token of their victory, a garland of fresh olive ***to wear on the head.*** This is essentially a religious festival, in honour of the greatest of the Greek gods, Zeus, whose sanctuary is at Olympia
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?g...
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