trouxa

English translation: bundle of clothes

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Portuguese term or phrase:trouxa
English translation:bundle of clothes
Entered by: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

12:20 Sep 4, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Portuguese term or phrase: trouxa
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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Joao Abreu
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bundle of clothes
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8bundle of clothes
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
5a bundle
Andrea Luri Abe
5bundle of personal belongings (shiralee)
Nick Taylor
4 +1hobo stick
Cristina Mantovani
3tied up (square of) cloth
Ana Vozone


  

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bundle of clothes


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56
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Asker: Obrigado!


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agree  Mark Robertson
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agree  Laura Hafner
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agree  Luiz Fernando Santos Perina
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agree  William Parucki
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agree  Maria da Glória Teixeira
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tied up (square of) cloth


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

https://www.google.com/search?q="andar de trouxa ás costas"&...





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Note added at 12 mins (2019-09-04 12:32:44 GMT)
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às costas.

https://www.google.com/search?q=carrying a tied up cloth&tbm...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 07:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 74
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Asker: Obrigado!

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a bundle


Explanation:
Tradução literal

Andrea Luri Abe
Peru
Local time: 02:59
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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bundle of personal belongings (shiralee)


Explanation:
bundle of personal belongings

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 119
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hobo stick


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

Fonte: Google

Cristina Mantovani
Brazil
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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