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African hair sheep and European wool sheep

Portuguese translation: ovinos de raças deslanadas africanas e de raças lanadas europeias


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English term or phrase:African hair sheep and European wool sheep
Portuguese translation:ovinos de raças deslanadas africanas e de raças lanadas europeias
Entered by: Marcelo Lino
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02:17 Oct 28, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Zoology / ovelhas
English term or phrase: African hair sheep and European wool sheep
The Barbados Blackbelly sheep, first recorded in 1657, is thought to have originated from a cross between African hair sheep and European wool sheep.
Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 01:05
ovinos de pelo curto africanos e ovinos de lã europeus
Explanation:
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Note added at 7 horas (2009-10-28 10:08:53 GMT)
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Pode-se dizer também: "raças ovinas deslanadas africanas com lanadas europeias".

http://www.nogueirafilho.com.br/arquivos_racas/barriganegra....
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Marcelo Lino
Brazil
Local time: 23:05
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Obrigada!
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5 +1ovinos de pelo curto africanos e ovinos de lã europeus
Marcelo Lino
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african hair sheep and european wool sheep
ovinos de pelo curto africanos e ovinos de lã europeus


Explanation:
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Note added at 7 horas (2009-10-28 10:08:53 GMT)
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Pode-se dizer também: "raças ovinas deslanadas africanas com lanadas europeias".

http://www.nogueirafilho.com.br/arquivos_racas/barriganegra....

Marcelo Lino
Brazil
Local time: 23:05
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Obrigada!

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agree  Marlene Curtis
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  -> Obrigado, Marlene!
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Reference

Reference information:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados_Blackbelly

"A Barbados Blackbelly é uma raça única de ovelha que foi desenvolvida no Caribe. Embora seja provável que ela tenha ancestralidade africana, parece haver uma evidência clara que a raça, como ela é hoje em dia, foi desenvolvida pela população da ilha de Barbados, de carneiros trazidos por navios no ínicio da colonização por europeus."

Eu diria que "acredita-se que a raça tenha-se originado do cruzamento entre ovelhas de raça africana e européia", algo assim.

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-10-28 02:30:14 GMT)
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Ou melhor... "... entre raças de pêlo africana e européia". Hair e Wool para mim quer dizer a mesma coisa, no contexto.

pêlo -> pelo :-)

delveneto
United States
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Changes made by editors
Nov 3, 2009 - Changes made by Marcelo Lino:
Edited KOG entryCarla Lopes's old entry - "African hair sheep and European wool sheep" => "ovinos de pelo curto africanos e ovinos de lã europeus"


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