Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
a cabeça amarrada
English translation:
head was shrouded ...head was wrapped in a shroud
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airmailrpl
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a cabeça amarrada
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Cape Verdian text on death
I'm proofreading a document that has been translated from PT > EN - subtitles from a documentary set in Cape Verde, a woman describing the death of her father. The translator has written "with his head tied up" - is this right? (To give more context, her father was always joking that he was going to die and on the day he did it was a shock to everyone, it's not clear if he was ill). Is he wearing some kind of turban?
“No momento fiquei espantada a admirar aquilo... Ele estava ali quieto... com a cabeça amarrada...”
“Quando morre amarram-lhe a cabeça e depois disso, se o enterro for só no dia seguinte,”
“No momento fiquei espantada a admirar aquilo... Ele estava ali quieto... com a cabeça amarrada...”
“Quando morre amarram-lhe a cabeça e depois disso, se o enterro for só no dia seguinte,”
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | head was shrouded ...head was wrapped in a shroud |
airmailrpl
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| 5 | with his/her head bound |
Nick Taylor
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| 3 | head wrapped |
Oliver Simões
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Oct 12, 2017 21:07: airmailrpl Created KOG entry
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head was shrouded ...head was wrapped in a shroud
a cabeça amarrada => head was shrouded ...head was wrapped in a shroud
shroud
SHroud/
verb
past tense: shrouded; past participle: shrouded
1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial.
The Shroud of Turin: `according to John chapter 20, Jesus was ...
www.theshroudofturin.blogspot.com/2012/07/according-to-john...
Jul 11, 2012 - ... according to John chapter 20, Jesus was wrapped in linen cloths (plural) and had a separate cloth wrapped around his head. If Scripture is .
shroud
SHroud/
verb
past tense: shrouded; past participle: shrouded
1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial.
The Shroud of Turin: `according to John chapter 20, Jesus was ...
www.theshroudofturin.blogspot.com/2012/07/according-to-john...
Jul 11, 2012 - ... according to John chapter 20, Jesus was wrapped in linen cloths (plural) and had a separate cloth wrapped around his head. If Scripture is .
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Comment: "Thanks everyone - I really appreciate your help. Having done some more research I feel that this is the correct answer. "
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head wrapped
I guess it's a reference to some sort of head wrap. I found an article that talks about a local custom of wrapping the entire body when a person dies. See page 95 of the book referenced below.
The word "amarrar" has double meaning: tie or wrap. Tie doesn't seem to make much sense in this context.
The word "amarrar" has double meaning: tie or wrap. Tie doesn't seem to make much sense in this context.
Reference:
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Nick Taylor
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with his/her head bound
with his/her head bound
Discussion
Family members or those who are present should first say:Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un [Verily we belong to Allah, and truly to Him shall we return]
Close the eyes of the deceased.
They should bind his lower jaw to his head so that it does not sag.
[PDF]RITUAIS FÚNEBRES Por - Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto
https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/bitstream/10216/28444/2/593...
de A Mendes - 2003 - Citado por 2 - Artigos relacionados
que o homem santiaguense manifesta, no seu dia-a-dia, perante a .... bibliográfico de tudo o que se tem escrito sobre a morte em Cabo Verde e todos os ...... Mesmo, depois da morte, na altura em que o corpo do defunto é enterrado, se ...... Central uma nota de igual teor, participando-lhe o seguinte: "Não havendo porém ...
I could not open Teresa's link here in my PC. She always has good references as well, so the answer might be there too.