Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

trouxa

English translation:

bundle of clothes

Added to glossary by Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Sep 4, 2019 12:20
4 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

trouxa

Portuguese to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Na frase: "Chegavam com uma trouxa e o nome de um tio ou madrinha, regra geral elas iam servir para casas de família ou para a costura ou na cozinha, e eles, com sorte iam para mandaretes de hotel"

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Sep 9, 2019 12:23: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira Created KOG entry

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bundle of clothes

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tied up (square of) cloth

A "trouxa" is (literally) usually a tied up square of cloth inside which you can carry clothes, etc.

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às costas.

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a bundle

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bundle of personal belongings (shiralee)

bundle of personal belongings
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hobo stick

Se for aquela cena clássica dos desenhos animados, uma trouxa de roupas amarrada na ponta de um graveto, é um hobo stick.

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