Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

cavas / descavas

English translation:

tilling / hoeing

Added to glossary by Charles R. Castleberry
Feb 5, 2018 19:56
6 yrs ago
Portuguese term

cavas / descavas

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Agriculture
From an employment agreement for agricultural workers:

"A Primeira Outorgante compromete-se a admitir ao seu serviço o segundo outorgante para, sob as suas ordens e direção, desempenhar as funções de trabalhador agrícola, sendo esta a sua categoria profissional, para exercer funções na área agrícola, nomeadamente executar os trabalhos agrícolas que não podem ser enquadrados em qualquer das outras categorias profissionais e que normalmente exigem um maior dispêndio de esforço físico, nomeadamente cargas, descargas, cavas, descavas, plantações de árvores e de plantas, colheitas, etc."
Change log

Feb 12, 2018 12:58: Charles R. Castleberry Created KOG entry

Discussion

Mario Freitas Feb 6, 2018:
Cavas e descavas Since both terms refer to digging, I'd go for digging and excavations. So half agree to Nick and half agree to Mats.
Frank Miller Feb 5, 2018:
I think these terms have something to do with digging out/filling in things. I'm not sure what the technical terminology would be, though.

Proposed translations

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tilling / hoeing

In the photo below>http://valadodosfradesfotos.blogspot.com/p/o-valado-e-agricu... where you see “trabalho de cava”, they are holding hoes

descavar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d16LsE_0VQ
trabalho de Cava com enxada de pontas que chega a atingir um metro de profundidade. (enxada=hoe)

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/farmer-tilling-hoei...
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51 mins
Portuguese term (edited): cavas; descavas

digging wells; loosening the earth


http://purl.pt/17142/4/sc-59045-v_PDF/sc-59045-v_PDF_24-C-R0...
The soil should be turned three times a year: 1st, in the autumn, the 'escava' (or digging wells round the trunk of each vine, to catch the winter's rains); 2nd, in March or April, the 'cava' (or loosening the earth generally, and filling up the wells of the 'escava,' in order to protect the roots from the sun)

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Note added at 51 mins (2018-02-05 20:48:01 GMT)
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Definition of cava and descava in Portuguese:
https://estudogeral.sib.uc.pt/jspui/bitstream/10316/634/5/Do...
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1 hr

excavation, earth moving

excavation, earth moving
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