riding scout

Portuguese translation: batedor

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English term or phrase:	riding scout
Portuguese translation:	batedor
Entered by:	Alvaro Neder, Ph.D.

11:32 Mar 12, 2007

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / scout

English term or phrase: riding scout

trata-se de um diálogo de um guião de uma série de western: "If you're riding scout for Tanner, you can tell him this is my property and if he's going to need water for the cattle he intends buying he'd better bring it with him, he'll get none of mine."

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Local time: 00:56

batedor

Explanation:
é o sujeito que faz o reconhecimento do terreno

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Alvaro Neder, Ph.D.
Local time: 20:56

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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

fazer reconhecimento (do terreno)

Manuel Leite

batedor

Alvaro Neder, Ph.D.

4 +1

fazendo patrulha

baraldi

fazendo a ronda

LScavazzini

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

fazer reconhecimento (do terreno)

Explanation:
Sugg.

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-03-12 11:43:49 GMT)
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to scout

tr. & intr. v.
em reconhecimento;
actuar como escuta ou batedor;
observar, vigiar;
ridicularizar, meter a ridículo, zombar de, desdenhar;
rejeitar com desdém.

Manuel Leite
Portugal
Local time: 00:56
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

12 mins confidence:

batedor

Explanation:
é o sujeito que faz o reconhecimento do terreno

Alvaro Neder, Ph.D.
Local time: 20:56
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

fazendo patrulha

Explanation:
Scout é busca, investigação, patrulha, etc (coloquei o link do thesarus abaixo). Buscar o termo que você quer no google dá resultados confusos, então vamos confirmar mudando um pouco... busquemos "scout rider", e pronto, você acha uma porção de dexemplos de patrulheiros e afins, incluindo modelos de Imperial Scout Riders da série Guerra nas Estrelas, e o exemplo do segundo link que eu coloquei, um scout rider no Egito Antigo. Não coloco o nível máximo de certeza porque não assisti à cena em questão e porque não sei se existe alguma gíria de peão boiadeiro para "fazer patrulha" que seja mais, ahn, roots :D

Example sentence(s):

Se você está fazendo patrulha para o Tanner, pode dizer a ele que...

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baraldi
Local time: 01:56
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English

1 hr confidence:

fazendo a ronda

Explanation:
fazer ronda = patrulhar

LScavazzini
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

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