Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
barcos a velas pandas
English translation:
boats with billowing sails
Added to glossary by
Nick Taylor
Jan 25, 2018 19:21
6 yrs ago
Portuguese term
barcos a velas pandas
Portuguese to English
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Ashlar tiles at the University of Evora
I am translating the text describing scenes depited on the ashlar tiles othe University of Evora in Portugal. The term is a description of one of the images, but I am unable to find the term reference. I know that barcos a vela are sailboats, pero velas pandas I am unfamiliar with.
Muito obrigada!
Muito obrigada!
Proposed translations
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5 +4 | boats with billowing sails |
Nick Taylor
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5 +2 | boats with winds in their sails |
Jonatas Ribeiro de Andrade
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Jan 27, 2018 22:10: Nick Taylor Created KOG entry
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boats with billowing sails
boats with billowing sails
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https://www.google.pt/search?q=billowing sails&client=firefo...
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https://www.google.pt/search?q=billowing sails&client=firefo...
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Comment: "Thank you Nick Taylor, this fits exactly!"
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boats with winds in their sails
"wind in the sail" é um expressão idiomática que descreve tanto a situação fática de barcos com velas cheias quanto a situação metafórica de bons prospectos, bons agouros, bom pressentimento.
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Note added at 1 hora (2018-01-25 20:29:02 GMT)
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Também se pode usar "boats with *the* winds in their sails"
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Note added at 1 hora (2018-01-25 20:29:02 GMT)
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Também se pode usar "boats with *the* winds in their sails"
Example sentence:
The boats travelling from Portugal to Brazil had wind in their sails so they arrived very fast
Girl, we've got wind in our sails!
Reference:
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/wind-in-ones-sail.1194231/
https://www.letras.mus.br/weezer/wind-in-our-sail/traducao.html
Note from asker:
Thank you Jonatas! |
Discussion
quem não morreu no Mar.
lhe anima a toda a hora a vela panda."
http://usazeitaoliteratura.blogspot.com.br/2014/06/sebastiao...
Fernando Pessoa:
"O teu silêncio é uma nau com todas as velas pandas"
"https://tinyurl.com/velaspandas
adjectivo
1. Enfunado, bojudo, cheio.
https://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/pando [consultado em 25-01-2018].
Wind-filled sails?