Dot: selon la coutume EWE.

Portuguese translation: Dowry : according to the Ewe customs

17:51 May 7, 2009
French to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: Dot: selon la coutume EWE.
Encontrei essa frase em uma Certidao de Casamento de Benin na Africa. Alguma sugestao para traducao?
Adria Kenny
Portuguese translation:Dowry : according to the Ewe customs
Explanation:
"la dot" probably refers to a dowry, a gift made upon marriage
Is Ewe the name of an ethnic group in Benin

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Michèle Voyer
Switzerland
Local time: 01:17
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3 +4Dowry : according to the Ewe customs
Michèle Voyer
4 +3Dote: segundo o costume Ewe.
rhandler
4 +2Dote: de acordo/segundo/consoante os costumes Ewe
Artur Jorge Martins
4 -2Dowry: according to EWE traditions
Susanna Garcia
Summary of reference entries provided
Originally posted by Elodieusa:
Tony M

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Dowry : according to the Ewe customs


Explanation:
"la dot" probably refers to a dowry, a gift made upon marriage
Is Ewe the name of an ethnic group in Benin




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Michèle Voyer
Switzerland
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenn Mercer
2 mins

agree  Jean-Louis S.
5 mins

agree  Martin Cassell
8 mins

agree  Adsion Liu
10 mins

agree  Mostafa MOUHIBE: agree that's it;)
14 mins

agree  Susanna Garcia: Iwould put 'according to EWE custom', no 'the' and singular - personal preference
1 hr

neutral  rhandler: Shouldn't your answer be in Portuguese, as asked?
4 hrs

disagree  imatahan: tradução para o português!
4 hrs

disagree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: Tradução para português
14 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Dowry: according to EWE traditions


Explanation:
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Susanna Garcia
Local time: 00:17
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  imatahan: tradução para o português!
2 hrs

disagree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: Tradução para português
12 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Dote: segundo o costume Ewe.


Explanation:
Assim seria, em Português. Veja este exemplo sobre o grupo étnico Ewe:

Poder Para Mulher Preta: Tribos e Grupos Étnicos - Ewe29 Jul 2008 ... A língua éwé ou ewe é uma das Línguas kwa falada por cerca de três milhões de pessoas, principalmente em Gana, Togo e em Benin. Ewe é parte ...
http://projetopoderparamulherpreta.blogspot.com/2008/07/trib...


rhandler
Local time: 21:17
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  imatahan
31 mins
  -> Obrigado, imatahan, boa noite!

agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Teresa, bom fim de semana!

agree  Vasco DUARTE-PACHECO (X): Em português claro
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Vasco, bom fim de semana!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Dote: de acordo/segundo/consoante os costumes Ewe


Explanation:
Suggestion, according to what was asked (French to Portuguese).

Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 00:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: Diria segundo os costumes...
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!

agree  Vasco DUARTE-PACHECO (X): Tanto de um lado como do outro do Atlântico
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Vasco!
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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: Originally posted by Elodieusa:

Reference information:
Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewe_people

Tony M
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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