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men's garters

Portuguese translation: jarreteiras

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English term or phrase:garters (men)
Portuguese translation:jarreteiras
Entered by: Lia Fail (X)

12:09 Dec 18, 2000
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: men's garters
Garters, but not the ladies' kind (ligas), rather the ones men traditionally used to hold up their socks I believe.
Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 14:55
Ligas (ou jarreteiras) para meias de homem
Explanation:
Já que estamos falando de coisas antigas, havia um outro tipo de ligas usadas por homens. Eram aquelas colocadas nos braços de contadores e caixas de banco para manter as mangas da camisa puxadas para cima. Então, se quisermos ser precisos, devemos especificar que são ligas (ou jarreteiras) para meias de homem.

Boa sorte, feliz Natal e um abraço.
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Brasil Fernandes
Brazil
Local time: 09:55
Grading comment
This was EXACTLY what i wanted, and I knew it as soon as I saw it! The reason is in fact that I was trying to find a logical trans for garter snakes, and the French in fact uses 'jarretíère' (or something like that), so I think this is the right - and consistent - approach to its translation.

Thanks to all for their ideas.
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Summary of answers provided
naligas
Eliane Rio Branco
naLigas (ou jarreteiras) para meias de homem
Brasil Fernandes


  

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7 mins
ligas


Explanation:
Aqui no Brasil nós chamamos de ligas mesmo, apesar de serem ligas usadas por homens para segurar suas meias. Em tempo, será que ainda usam esse tipo de coisa?
Um abraço e espero ter ajudado
Eliane

Eliane Rio Branco
Brazil
Local time: 09:55
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 208
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15 hrs
Ligas (ou jarreteiras) para meias de homem


Explanation:
Já que estamos falando de coisas antigas, havia um outro tipo de ligas usadas por homens. Eram aquelas colocadas nos braços de contadores e caixas de banco para manter as mangas da camisa puxadas para cima. Então, se quisermos ser precisos, devemos especificar que são ligas (ou jarreteiras) para meias de homem.

Boa sorte, feliz Natal e um abraço.


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Brasil Fernandes
Brazil
Local time: 09:55
PRO pts in pair: 107
Grading comment
This was EXACTLY what i wanted, and I knew it as soon as I saw it! The reason is in fact that I was trying to find a logical trans for garter snakes, and the French in fact uses 'jarretíère' (or something like that), so I think this is the right - and consistent - approach to its translation.

Thanks to all for their ideas.
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