Travessas de Pedra

English translation: stone lintels

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Portuguese term or phrase:Travessas de Pedra
English translation:stone lintels
Entered by: Nick Taylor

19:45 May 9, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Travessas de Pedra
Parte de um documento sobre turismo na cidade da Guarda. O contexto é o seguinte:

"O traçado sinuoso das ruas protege, ainda, as casas baixas da judiaria, e nas siglas gravadas nas travessas de pedra das portas e janelas revela-se da vida quotidiana dos seus habitantes."

Desde já muito obrigada!
Sara Marques
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stone lintels
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stone lintels
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4 +3stone lintels
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4door sill/threshold..window sill
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stone lintels


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stone lintels

Nick Taylor
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agree  Ward Whittaker: Absolutly
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travessas de pedra das portas e janelas
door sill/threshold..window sill


Explanation:
travessas de pedra das portas e janelas => door sill/threshold..window sill

F. Sill/Threshold

The bottom of the frame that rests on the floor.

airmailrpl
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