roças

French translation: défrichages (tout les terrains que l´on défriche pour ensuite les cultiver)

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Portuguese term or phrase:roças
French translation:défrichages (tout les terrains que l´on défriche pour ensuite les cultiver)
Entered by: Nathalie Tomaz

06:40 Sep 13, 2008
Portuguese to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Agriculture
Portuguese term or phrase: roças
Aquilo com o que nos alimentamos, aquilo que plantamos, as roças que fazemos, quando caçamos e obtemos caças...


Paroles d'un indien d'Amazonie
Nathalie Tomaz
France
Local time: 05:52
défrichages (tout les terrains que l´on défriche pour ensuite les cultiver)
Explanation:
ma suggestion !

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-09-13 13:10:29 GMT)
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Também poderia ser "plantations" mas como anteriormente já temos "aquilo que plantamos" , acho que, neste caso, "as roças que fazemos" refere-se a desbravar terrenos !

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-09-13 14:32:31 GMT)
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tous les terrains !

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-09-13 14:36:33 GMT)
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"aquilo que plantamos, as roças que fazemos" --> "tout ce que l´on plante et cultive".
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Gustavo Silva
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Local time: 04:52
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5plantation
Cláudia Balduino
3défrichages (tout les terrains que l´on défriche pour ensuite les cultiver)
Gustavo Silva


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plantation


Explanation:
Au Brésil, une "roça" est une plantation d'un certain ´végétal´, plutôt que la préparation du sol, bien que ce mot puisse le signifier aussi. Mais dans le contexte amazonien sourtout, plantation s'applique mieux. D'où les expressions "Roças de milho" Roça de feijáo", "Roça de mandioca" etc. Pour la préparation du sol on utilise plutôt "um roçado".

Cláudia Balduino
Brazil
Local time: 00:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
défrichages (tout les terrains que l´on défriche pour ensuite les cultiver)


Explanation:
ma suggestion !

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-09-13 13:10:29 GMT)
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Também poderia ser "plantations" mas como anteriormente já temos "aquilo que plantamos" , acho que, neste caso, "as roças que fazemos" refere-se a desbravar terrenos !

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-09-13 14:32:31 GMT)
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tous les terrains !

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-09-13 14:36:33 GMT)
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"aquilo que plantamos, as roças que fazemos" --> "tout ce que l´on plante et cultive".

Example sentence(s):
  • Roça deriva da substantivação do verbo roçar, aqui tomado no sentido de abater todos os arbustos e vegetais de uma determinada área para cultivá-la.

    Reference: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro%C3%A7a
Gustavo Silva
Portugal
Local time: 04:52
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