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Vedor

20:20 Oct 24, 2012
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Agriculture / Agricultura
Portuguese term or phrase: Vedor
Olá,

Gostava de saber pelos colegas qual a tradução para inglês da palavra vedor. Encontrei na web, " seer" mas não está relacionado com a descoberta de água nos solos em zonas áridas, antes com sabedoria na sua essência.

Obrigado,

Eduardo Alexandre Pinto
Eduardo Alexandre Pinto
Portugal
Local time: 06:02


Summary of answers provided
4 +3Dowser
Marlene Curtis
4water diviner
Nick Taylor


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Dowser


Explanation:
VEDOR - Descobre água subterrânea.

O Sr António Tavares de Gandufe tem o dom de descobrir os veios de água subterrâneos que permitem a abertura dos poços. Nunca se enganou!
Observem a sua actuação no video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPmfUQzPbc

Como dizer "Varinha de Vedor (de achar água)" em inglês | Aprenda ...
www.englishexperts.com.br/.../como-dizer-varinha-de-vedor-d...
6 publicações - 4 autores - 18 Jan
Como dizer "Varinha de Vedor (de achar água)" em inglês. Tradução de ... The dowser used to find water veins with a "divining rod". Vedor
http://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/como-dizer-varinha-de...

Dowsing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DowsingJump to Dowsing rods‎: Traditionally, the most common dowsing rod is a forked (Y-shaped) ... minerals or water) may be, and the dowsing rod supposedly dips, inclines or ... Many dowsers today use a pair of simple L-shaped metal rods.

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Note added at 55 minutos (2012-10-24 21:15:23 GMT)
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VEDOR = a arte de descobrir água suberrânea.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 158
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agree  Beatriz Souza: muito interessante, Marlene!... beatriz
14 mins
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agree  Mark Robertson
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agree  Marcela Bigardi
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
water diviner


Explanation:
water diviner


    Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6mJb_imQd0
    https://www.google.pt/search?q=%22water+diviner%22&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=0ByJUNapKs-0hAeH_oDIAw
Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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