on rake detail

Portuguese translation: Serviço de limpeza

19:25 Mar 30, 2021
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: on rake detail
"You're on rake detail. Get to it."

A TRANSLATION OF RAKE DETAIL COULD BE "LATRINE DUTY" (CLEANING THE LATRINES)
Márcia Francisco
Portugal
Local time: 18:09
Portuguese translation:Serviço de limpeza
Explanation:
On rake detail, significa basicamente estar de serviço de limpezas.
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Maria Joao de Brito
Portugal
Local time: 18:09
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5 +1Serviço de limpeza
Maria Joao de Brito
4Hoje é seu dia na latrina.
Paulo Ribeiro


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Serviço de limpeza


Explanation:
On rake detail, significa basicamente estar de serviço de limpezas.

Maria Joao de Brito
Portugal
Local time: 18:09
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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Hoje é seu dia na latrina.


Explanation:
Pode não ser necessariamente essa expressão que usei, porém, acho interessante especificar que se trata da limpeza de latrinas para o leitor. Estou confiante que o contexto é militar, principalmente, pela expressão 'Get to it' posposta.

O 'detail' também apresenta o significado de:

(2): the task to be performed

were assigned to kitchen detail

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detail

O que é uma 'latrine':

https://spartacus-educational.com/FWWlatrines.htm

Procurar limpeza de latrina:

https://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,turistas-passam-a-...

O uso de 'rake' na limpeza de latrinas (procurar por Use a hoe or rake and shovel to remove compost from the vault and load it in a wheelbarrow or cart):

http://www.clean-water-for-laymen.com/composting-toilet.html

Apesar de focar em banheiro de compostagem, creio que o método também deveria ser utilizado para evitar infecções.

Também pode ser útil pesquisar por imagens de 'trench toilets' (não colocarei o link, pois pode ser considerado ofensivo).

Paulo Ribeiro
Brazil
Local time: 14:09
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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