sinuelo

English translation: flock of tame cattle

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Portuguese term or phrase:	sinuelo
English translation:	flock of tame cattle
Entered by:	Michael Powers (PhD)

14:45 Jan 31, 2009

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / gado

Portuguese term or phrase: sinuelo

Qual é tradução de "sinuelo" para o inglês?

Definição do Aulete:

sinuelo: gado manso, que se junta ao bravo para o guiar; cabresto. || Cincerro. F. cast. Señuelo.

Perífrase do Michaelis:

sinuelo: 1 a flock of tame cattle corralled in with wild animals in order to domesticate them. 2 a large bell hung on the neck of the leading bull or pack animal.

Alexandre Reis Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 899 (none open) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 0 Brazil
Local time: 19:03

flock of tame cattle

Explanation:
Mike :)

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Michaelis

"sinuelo: (S. Braz.) 1. flock of tame cattle corralled in with wild animals in order to domesticate them."

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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 18:03

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flock of tame cattle

Michael Powers (PhD)

tamed cattle herd

Christina Paiva

tame belled cattle

Muriel Vasconcellos

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

flock of tame cattle

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 18:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

9 hrs confidence:

tamed cattle herd

Explanation:
or tamed herd

Random House:

Herd:
HERD is usually applied to large animals such as cattle, originally meaning those under the charge of someone; but by extension, to other animals feeding or driven together: a buffalo herd; a herd of elephants.

Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 19:03
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

15 hrs confidence:

tame belled cattle

Explanation:
This is from my personal experience watching a bloodless bullfight in Lisbon. The "gado manso" come in at the end with bells around their necks and guide the injured bull out of the ring. I think they are usually younger steers.

Example:

... were gathered a group of six fighting bulls, black, or black-and-white, with the twenty tame belled cattle who served as their custodians. ...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 15:03
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 84

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