Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
calça de pano pedrês
English translation:
black-and-white speckled pants / trousers
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Nov 14, 2018 17:05
5 yrs ago
Portuguese term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
calça de pano pedrês
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In The Introduction To A Novel
Context (description of what a man was wearing when he entered prison, early 19th century):
...vestido com jaqueta de baetão azul, colete de fustão pintado e calça de pano pedrês...
Muita Obrigada,
Barbara
...vestido com jaqueta de baetão azul, colete de fustão pintado e calça de pano pedrês...
Muita Obrigada,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | black-and-white speckled pants / trousers |
Oliver Simões
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| 4 | salt and pepper pantaloons |
Nick Taylor
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Change log
Nov 15, 2018 19:48: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
12 mins
Oliver Simões
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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56
Selected
black-and-white speckled pants / trousers
pedrês: (adj) sarapintado de preto e branco
https://dicionario.priberam.org/pedrês
pedrês: black-and-white speckled
https://en.bab.la/dictionary/portuguese-english/pedrês
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Note added at 23 mins (2018-11-14 17:28:19 GMT)
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Something like this?
https://dtpmhvbsmffsz.cloudfront.net/posts/2015/07/11/55a12c...
https://dicionario.priberam.org/pedrês
pedrês: black-and-white speckled
https://en.bab.la/dictionary/portuguese-english/pedrês
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Note added at 23 mins (2018-11-14 17:28:19 GMT)
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Something like this?
https://dtpmhvbsmffsz.cloudfront.net/posts/2015/07/11/55a12c...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
119
salt and pepper pantaloons
salt and pepper pantaloons
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