Oct 16, 2017 19:56
6 yrs ago
Portuguese term

boca da fonte

Portuguese to English Science Geography Documentary subtitles
This is a monologue given by the director of a national park in the Bissagos Islands (West Africa). He's talking about the local chief ordering the land to be burned.

Boca da fonte - does it mean the mouth of the sea? A well?

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Recentemente, quando praticaram as queimadas enviamos uma nova missão.
Antes de queimarem os terrenos, sempre lutamos para encontrar consensos.
Mas, para dar-vos à informação, de todos os terrenos desbravados, o único com que nos preocupámos foi aquele fica a fonte.
Até na boca da fonte, que está debaixo de grandes árvores queimaram.
Change log

Oct 16, 2017 19:58: Matheus Chaud changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science"

Proposed translations

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water spring(s)

I guess he's talking about water springs. "Fonte" can be translated as "source", in this case, water spring, I believe.

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Note added at 26 mins (2017-10-16 20:22:10 GMT)
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He's probably referring to the area where the water springs are.
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
7 mins
Thank you
agree Lara Barnett : Yes but "water" is not necessary. We normally just say spring or springs and this is understandable due to its context. i.e. Just "spring" or "springs" is sufficient https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki
9 hrs
Thank you. Indeed. It was just to avoid ambigiuties since spring has other meanings, too.
agree Cornelius Gillen : spring
12 hrs
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agree Margarida Ataide
14 hrs
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agree Gilmar Fernandes
14 hrs
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agree T o b i a s : source
1 day 44 mins
É spring mesmo.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Oliviera - good to have that clarified. "
2 hrs

springhead

Uma fonte ou nascente é composta de diversas partes, que vão desde o lençol freático até a boca da fonte (springhead) que é o ponto em que a água passa a fluir ao ar livre.
https://www.google.com.br/search?q=define springhead&oq=defi...
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2 days 4 hrs

fountainhead..wellspring

boca da fonte => fountainhead..wellspring

Fountainhead | Definition of Fountainhead by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fountainhead
Define fountainhead: a spring that is the source of a stream; principal source :

foun·tain·head
ˈfount(ə)nˌhed/
noun
noun: fountainhead; plural noun: fountainheads; noun: fountain-head; plural noun: fountain-heads

an original source of something.

Traduzir wellspring para o
noun

1. fonte
2. manancial
3. nascente
4. origem
5. fonte de informações
6. ponto de partida
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