cachelas

English translation: bonfires

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Spanish term or phrase:cachelas
English translation:bonfires
Entered by: Nicholas Henry

20:59 Jun 11, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Forestry / Wood / Timber
Spanish term or phrase: cachelas
El proyecto Complejo Rio Madera incluye ... esclusas para hacer navegable el río, lo que supone la eliminación de una zona de *cachelas* que “interrumpen” la navegación...

The author is a native Spanish speaker, but also speaks Portuguese and is writing about Brazil, so the terms could be Portuguese (though I can't seem to find it in any dictionary). I have a hunch it has something to do with burning something, but I don't know what that would have to do with rivers, and I certainly wouldn't know how to translate it. Thanks for your help!
Nicholas Henry
Local time: 06:30
bonfires
Explanation:
It is this.

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Note added at 36 mins (2006-06-11 21:36:21 GMT)
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I found that "cachelas" is the same as "cacharelas".
So:

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Note added at 37 mins (2006-06-11 21:37:29 GMT)
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[PDF] AgendaCULTURAL CulturalAGENDAFormato do ficheiro: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Ver em HTML
Santiago becomes full of bonfires -'cacharelas'- in order to chase. away the evil spirits -'meigas'-. There is an aroma of smoke and sardines, which are ...
www.santiagoturismo.com/descargas/ Archivos/25420061055AC_2006.PDF - Páginas semelhantes


Escuela Paralaia || come to walk around Galicia || a magic land ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]... special festivals which reunites neighbours and friends around a bonfire ("cacharela" or ... The "cacharelas" are normally accompanied by "sardiñadas". ...
www.escuelaparalaia.com/indice.php?/ en/walk-around-galicia/san-juan-night/ - 14k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes


Noite de San Xoán en Santiago de Compostela 23-VI-2002 - [ Traduzir esta página ]The 23rd June, one of the longest nights of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, is a night of partying, bonfires (cacharelas), which daring people get ...
galegoexterior.iespana.es/diario2.htm - 7k - Resultado suplementar - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes




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Note added at 38 mins (2006-06-11 21:38:21 GMT)
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Galicia Máxica: Lendas, Mitos, Arte e TradiciónsÉ a noite do lume, das lumeiradas, fogueiras, cachelas ou cacharelas. ... Chámanse lumes, lumeiradas, cachelas ou cacharelas, e acéndense nas primeiras ...
galiciamaxica.blogspot.com/ - 35k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes


NOVA Fantasia | A noite de Sanxoán: lume, auga e herbasNo mundo fantástico, esta noite é a noite do lume, coas lumeiradas, as fogueiras, as cachelas ou cacharelas; pero tamén da auga, na que reviven as ...
www.novafantasia.com/sanxoan.html - 28k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes



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As herbas da noite de San Xoán en Galicia.Chamanse lumes , lumeiradas , cachelas , cacharelas ... Acéndense nas primeiras horas da noite, despois da cea. A xente xúntase arredor delas e pasan a ...
centros.edu.xunta.es/iesaslagoas/slorenf/sanxoan.htm - 26k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes
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Lí­dia Kale
Türkiye
Local time: 15:30
Grading comment
thanks, sorry for the delay.
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5 +1bonfires
Lí­dia Kale
3dwelling
Edward Tully


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dwelling


Explanation:
cacho is house, so "zona de cachelas" might be "place where people live - good luck!

Edward Tully
Local time: 14:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bonfires


Explanation:
It is this.

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Note added at 36 mins (2006-06-11 21:36:21 GMT)
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I found that "cachelas" is the same as "cacharelas".
So:

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Note added at 37 mins (2006-06-11 21:37:29 GMT)
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[PDF] AgendaCULTURAL CulturalAGENDAFormato do ficheiro: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Ver em HTML
Santiago becomes full of bonfires -'cacharelas'- in order to chase. away the evil spirits -'meigas'-. There is an aroma of smoke and sardines, which are ...
www.santiagoturismo.com/descargas/ Archivos/25420061055AC_2006.PDF - Páginas semelhantes


Escuela Paralaia || come to walk around Galicia || a magic land ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]... special festivals which reunites neighbours and friends around a bonfire ("cacharela" or ... The "cacharelas" are normally accompanied by "sardiñadas". ...
www.escuelaparalaia.com/indice.php?/ en/walk-around-galicia/san-juan-night/ - 14k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes


Noite de San Xoán en Santiago de Compostela 23-VI-2002 - [ Traduzir esta página ]The 23rd June, one of the longest nights of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, is a night of partying, bonfires (cacharelas), which daring people get ...
galegoexterior.iespana.es/diario2.htm - 7k - Resultado suplementar - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes




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Note added at 38 mins (2006-06-11 21:38:21 GMT)
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Galicia Máxica: Lendas, Mitos, Arte e TradiciónsÉ a noite do lume, das lumeiradas, fogueiras, cachelas ou cacharelas. ... Chámanse lumes, lumeiradas, cachelas ou cacharelas, e acéndense nas primeiras ...
galiciamaxica.blogspot.com/ - 35k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes


NOVA Fantasia | A noite de Sanxoán: lume, auga e herbasNo mundo fantástico, esta noite é a noite do lume, coas lumeiradas, as fogueiras, as cachelas ou cacharelas; pero tamén da auga, na que reviven as ...
www.novafantasia.com/sanxoan.html - 28k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes



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Note added at 40 mins (2006-06-11 21:40:11 GMT)
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As herbas da noite de San Xoán en Galicia.Chamanse lumes , lumeiradas , cachelas , cacharelas ... Acéndense nas primeiras horas da noite, despois da cea. A xente xúntase arredor delas e pasan a ...
centros.edu.xunta.es/iesaslagoas/slorenf/sanxoan.htm - 26k - Em cache - Páginas semelhantes


Lí­dia Kale
Türkiye
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks, sorry for the delay.

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