timbers covered in tarpaulin

Portuguese translation: vigas de madeira cobertas de lona

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English term or phrase: timbers covered in tarpaulin
Portuguese translation:vigas de madeira cobertas de lona
Entered by: Marta Marques

16:17 Aug 13, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Romance
English term or phrase: timbers covered in tarpaulin
"Behind the caravan, four walls and roof timbers covered in tarpaulin offered the promise of a house"
Lois_1976
Local time: 03:36
vigas de madeira cobertas de lona
Explanation:
uma sugestão:)
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Marta Marques
Local time: 06:36
Grading comment
Obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2vigas de madeira cobertas de lona
Marta Marques
4... de madeira, cobertos com lona alcatroada
Claudio Mazotti


  

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... de madeira, cobertos com lona alcatroada


Explanation:
"Tarpaulin" [no original], lona alcatroada, era naquela época o que se podia
... Assim, de nome daquilo que usavam como vestimenta, "tarpaulin" [lona] ...
www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_ arttext&pid=S0104-93132001000100005

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 238
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
vigas de madeira cobertas de lona


Explanation:
uma sugestão:)

Marta Marques
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James Cook: vigas de madeira cobertas de lona
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada!

agree  António Ribeiro
6 hrs
  -> obrigada.
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