arretel

English translation: a pound weight of sixteen ounces, (16 oz.)

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Portuguese term or phrase:arrátel
English translation:a pound weight of sixteen ounces, (16 oz.)
Entered by: António Ribeiro

22:20 Mar 7, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Nutrition / Cooking
Portuguese term or phrase: arretel
Ao fim de três ou quatro semanas, juntai um arretel de mel.

From a Roman recipe, in Notas Contemporaneas by Eca de Queiroz.

How much honey is an arretel? What is an arretel?

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Solomon
Solomon Wright
Germany
Local time: 08:11
a pound weight of sixteen ounces, (16 oz.)
Explanation:
Veja a ortografia correcta.

arrátel (substantivo masculino) = antiga unidade de medida de peso correspondente a 459 gramas


arrátel (substantivo masculino) =


a pound weight of sixteen ounces, (16 oz.);
ao arrátel by the pound;


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António Ribeiro
Local time: 16:11
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Muito grato. Será erro tipográfico, ou existirá também esta ortografia?
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5 +1a pound weight of sixteen ounces, (16 oz.)
António Ribeiro


  

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a pound weight of sixteen ounces, (16 oz.)


Explanation:
Veja a ortografia correcta.

arrátel (substantivo masculino) = antiga unidade de medida de peso correspondente a 459 gramas


arrátel (substantivo masculino) =


a pound weight of sixteen ounces, (16 oz.);
ao arrátel by the pound;


Dicionário Porto Editora.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Grading comment
Muito grato. Será erro tipográfico, ou existirá também esta ortografia?

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