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oliveiras centenárias

English translation: centuries-old / ancient olive trees

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Portuguese term or phrase:oliveiras centenárias
English translation:centuries-old / ancient olive trees
Entered by: Rachel Fell

09:03 May 27, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Botany
Portuguese term or phrase: oliveiras centenárias
It's the title of a painting. I have found 'centenary olive trees' and 'centenarium olive trees' on the internet, though most if not all of them are on sites that I suspect of being fairly literal translations from Portuguese. Are either of these recognised/used terms in English?
Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:12
centuries-old / ancinet olive trees
Explanation:


...since the start of the Intifada the uprooting has occurred more frequently and has targeted many Palestinian villages. Centuries-old olive trees have been uprooted which has caused tremendous losses for the farmers in many ways.

http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/olive-tree.htm

THE OLIVE TREE (RESCUE) PROJECT
Saved literally hundreds of centuries old olive trees from destruction. This site is dedicated the life and times of the Olive Tree Rescue Initiative, started in 2005 and which ended two years later.

http://www.olivetreeproject.com/

If you wish to plant an olive tree that will produce good fruit, be sure to consult with a local expert in your area. Olive trees need to be properly prepared and grafted in order to yield a decent crop. Many who relocate to southern Spain wish to grace their gardens with a beautiful, gnarly old tree. With some luck, it may be possible to locate one of the operations dedicated to saving centuries old olive trees from construction sites (for roads, golf courses and other projects) and then finding “homes” for them.

http://www.andalucia.com/environment/olivetrees.htm

Olive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to a recent scientific survey, there are tens of ancient olive trees throughout Biblical Israel, 1600-2000 years old, from even before the rise of ...
Description - History - Old olive trees - Cultivation and uses
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive - 23 hours ago

Bible History Online - Ancient Olive Trees
Ancient Olive Trees. Olive trees in the ancient world were extremely popular because of their rich produce of expensive olive oil. ...
www.bible-history.com/sketches/ancient/olive-tree.html

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ancient, I mean

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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-05-27 15:55:12 GMT)
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Ancient olives is more apt for a title.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-05-27 15:56:08 GMT)
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I meant to put, Ancient olive trees is more apt...
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:12
Grading comment
thanks, in the end it turned out a translation of the painting title wasn't required but I like your suggestions
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5centennial olive trees
Christina Paiva
5 +1century-old olive trees
oxygen4u
4 +2centuries-old / ancinet olive trees
Rachel Fell
4 +1age-old olive trees
Evans (X)


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
century-old olive trees


Explanation:
Century-old olive trees saved by young businessman | Olives, olive ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]18 Aug 2008 ... Sedat Kirt, Shocked by the destruction of a forest of ancient olive trees amid the environmental degradation

oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: this was one of the first translations I considered - I though it sounded a bit prosaic as a title for a painting though. I was also tempted by 'ancient olive trees' but suspect this is a bit too free to sit as a translation next to the Portuguese original.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
12 hrs
  -> Obrigada Amy!
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
centennial olive trees


Explanation:
a suggestion

Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 15:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
42 mins
  -> Thanks Marlene :)
agree  Silvia Aquino
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Silvia :)
agree  Verginia Ophof
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Verginia :)
agree  Luiza Modesto
7 hrs
  -> Hi Luiza! Thanks :)
agree  Caravelle
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Caravelle!
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: We wouldn't say this in English.
17 hrs
  -> Thanks Muriel. You're right ... I googled my suggestion and only Spanish sites use this term...
neutral  Evans (X): I agree with Muriel, this sounds distinctly odd in English
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks Gilla - It's just like saying annivesary when you mean birthday :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
age-old olive trees


Explanation:
This might be a more suitable choice for a painting title. The trees may well not be hundreds of years old, and "centenário" is not a very specific term here.

Evans (X)
Local time: 19:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Sound good, and certainly poetic enough.
56 mins
  -> thanks, fvasconcellos
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
centuries-old / ancinet olive trees


Explanation:


...since the start of the Intifada the uprooting has occurred more frequently and has targeted many Palestinian villages. Centuries-old olive trees have been uprooted which has caused tremendous losses for the farmers in many ways.

http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/olive-tree.htm

THE OLIVE TREE (RESCUE) PROJECT
Saved literally hundreds of centuries old olive trees from destruction. This site is dedicated the life and times of the Olive Tree Rescue Initiative, started in 2005 and which ended two years later.

http://www.olivetreeproject.com/

If you wish to plant an olive tree that will produce good fruit, be sure to consult with a local expert in your area. Olive trees need to be properly prepared and grafted in order to yield a decent crop. Many who relocate to southern Spain wish to grace their gardens with a beautiful, gnarly old tree. With some luck, it may be possible to locate one of the operations dedicated to saving centuries old olive trees from construction sites (for roads, golf courses and other projects) and then finding “homes” for them.

http://www.andalucia.com/environment/olivetrees.htm

Olive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to a recent scientific survey, there are tens of ancient olive trees throughout Biblical Israel, 1600-2000 years old, from even before the rise of ...
Description - History - Old olive trees - Cultivation and uses
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive - 23 hours ago

Bible History Online - Ancient Olive Trees
Ancient Olive Trees. Olive trees in the ancient world were extremely popular because of their rich produce of expensive olive oil. ...
www.bible-history.com/sketches/ancient/olive-tree.html

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Note added at 42 mins (2010-05-27 09:46:00 GMT)
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ancient, I mean

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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-05-27 15:55:12 GMT)
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Ancient olives is more apt for a title.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-05-27 15:56:08 GMT)
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I meant to put, Ancient olive trees is more apt...

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thanks, in the end it turned out a translation of the painting title wasn't required but I like your suggestions

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Douglas Bissell
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Douglas:-)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Given the title in Portuguese, I would stick with 'centuries-old'.
17 hrs
  -> Thank you Muriel!
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