pé de moleque

English translation: rough cobble stone

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Portuguese term or phrase:pé de moleque
English translation:rough cobble stone
Entered by: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

11:34 Mar 31, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Geology
Portuguese term or phrase: pé de moleque
O corpo da ponte tem percurso irregular, o piso original era em pé de moleque e ao pé de cada parapeito se estende um passeio de lajes de pedra
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 23:35
rough cobble stone
Explanation:
www.ringneckdove.com/.../brasil_adventuras03.... - Traduzir esta página
I come out on a pe-de-moleque (rough cobble stone) street, cross to the sidewalk with 12 foot high concrete retaining wall with a 4 foot castor bean growing out ..
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 04:35
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4rough cobble stone
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4was (rough) cobbled
Nick Taylor
3cobblestone [streets, roads]
Beatriz Souza


  

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rough cobble stone


Explanation:
www.ringneckdove.com/.../brasil_adventuras03.... - Traduzir esta página
I come out on a pe-de-moleque (rough cobble stone) street, cross to the sidewalk with 12 foot high concrete retaining wall with a 4 foot castor bean growing out ..

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 04:35
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was (rough) cobbled


Explanation:
was (rough) cobbled

Nick Taylor
Local time: 03:35
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cobblestone [streets, roads]


Explanation:
Brazil's Emerald Coast: The State of Rio de Janeiro
(By Richard Frisbie)

Paraty
Paraty (the "t" is pronounced as a "ch" as in "ParaCHEE") is a UNESCO World heritage site on the Southern Brazilian coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro, just a three-hour drive from the city of Rio.

This quaint community has cobblestone streets dating back to Portuguese rule, when gold mined in the mountains was brought down to the port on the "Gold Trail" and shipped back to Europe. (...)
http://www.gonomad.com/destinations/0906/brazil-emerald-coas...
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Beatriz Souza
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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