Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

ENCONTRARÁ ANCORADOURO

English translation:

will find its anchorage

Mar 3, 2008 18:27
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Portuguese term

ENCONTRARÁ ANCORADOURO

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature ABSTRACT
ESTE ESCRITO TEM COMO OBJETIVO FAZER UMA LEITURA POÉTICA DO TEMPO PELA VIA DO TÉDIO. NOSSO PROPÓSITO ENCONTRARÁ ANCORADOURO NAS LEITURAS QUE PRETENDEMOS REALIZAR DE ALGUNS TEXTOS LITERÁRIOS DO HETERÔNIMO DE FERNANDO PESSOA

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will find its anchorage

Meaning of anchorage (noun)
something that can be relied on

Example of anchorage
Knowing the neighbors were right next door was an anchorage for the elderly woman.
http://www.english-test.net/gmat/vocabulary/meanings/015/gma...

6. something that can be relied on: The Bible is her anchorage.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anchorage
Peer comment(s):

agree Beta Cummins : :)
23 mins
obrigado, Beta.
agree H. Russell Fisher
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Tks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "valeu"
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...will find its harbour/home/place/refuge...

There is a lot you can do with this, by choosing the word that better conveys the "weight" of ancoradouro.

Poetry is fun to translate, good work!
Peer comment(s):

agree Wagner Azevedo
5 mins
Thank you, again!:)
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6 hrs

will find safe haven

:)
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17 hrs

will drop anchor

our aim (as if a vessel) will drop anchor in the readings ....
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