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searas

English translation: sowing (crops)

18:07 Feb 12, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture
Portuguese term or phrase: searas
“A produção de erva na propriedade era muito baixa”, pelo que desistiu de fazer *** searas *** e começou a adubar as pastagens, conta.
Esta aposta na recuperação da fertilidade do solo produziu resultados, aumentando a produção de pastagem, o que lhe permite alimentar o gado bovino e os cavalos que cria sem precisar de investir tanto em suplementos para os animais.
“As pessoas dizem que é preciso um investimento muito grande.
É curioso porque, em vez de fazer a ***seara***, gastei o mesmo dinheiro a adubar.
Os resultados é que foram muito melhores”, realça.
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 17:14
English translation:sowing (crops)
Explanation:
Given the context, the meaning is "he gave up sowing and started fertilizing the pastures, etc.", I think.

"seara:
1 agr campo de cereais
2 agr extensão de terra cultivada
3 agr terra que se semeia depois de lavrada"
(Houaiss)

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Note added at 6 hrs (2018-02-13 00:32:51 GMT)
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Or just tilling the land, maybe.
Selected response from:

Paulo Marcon
Brazil
Local time: 13:14
Grading comment
Thanks, this sounded best in context
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5cultivated areas ("searas")
Clauwolf
3sowing (crops)
Paulo Marcon
3planting grain
T o b i a s
Summary of reference entries provided
O texto de hoje é dedicado aos Crop Circles – Os círculos nas searas.
Charles R. Castleberry

  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
cultivated areas ("searas")


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 25

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilmar Fernandes: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/cultivated land
25 mins
  -> obrigado
agree  Mario Freitas:
1 hr
  -> obrigado
agree  Charles R. Castleberry
2 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
2 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Claudio Mazotti
4 hrs
  -> obrigado
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sowing (crops)


Explanation:
Given the context, the meaning is "he gave up sowing and started fertilizing the pastures, etc.", I think.

"seara:
1 agr campo de cereais
2 agr extensão de terra cultivada
3 agr terra que se semeia depois de lavrada"
(Houaiss)

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Note added at 6 hrs (2018-02-13 00:32:51 GMT)
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Or just tilling the land, maybe.

Paulo Marcon
Brazil
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, this sounded best in context
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3 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fazer searas
planting grain


Explanation:
e.g.,

Isaac offered to take him on a tour of the area so Mr. Elison could see the lay of the land, and show him why it was best for grazing instead of planting grain crops.


Instead of planting grain and harvesting crops, they catch fish and place them in enclosed bodies of water, to be harvested at the owner's pleasure.


T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Reference comments


17 mins
Reference: O texto de hoje é dedicado aos Crop Circles – Os círculos nas searas.

Reference information:
http://comcept.org/2012/09/03/circulos-nas-searas/

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https://www.google.com/search?ei=X9uBWtGVDYLUjwOHq4LYCg&q="s...

Charles R. Castleberry
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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