seus senhores de engenho

English translation: their sugar mill lords

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Portuguese term or phrase:	seus senhores de engenho
English translation:	their sugar mill lords
Entered by:	Marlene Curtis

12:55 Jun 20, 2012

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Portuguese term or phrase: seus senhores de engenho

utilizado na coleção representa os momentos de intimidade e sensualidade entre as escravas e seus senhores de engenho

Mike Davison KudoZ activity Questions: 486 (2 open) (8 without valid answers) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 0 Brazil
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their sugar mill lords

Explanation:
Chapter 2: Colonial Crucible | Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise ...
Planters wealthy enough to build sugar mills become “Mill Lords” or “senhores de engenho” ... Brazil remained less populous and profitable than Spanish America

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/born-in-blood-and-fi...

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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:24

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Thanks a lot,
Mike
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their sugar mill lords

Marlene Curtis

sugar mill owners

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

their masters of the sugar works

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

and their lords and masters

Nick Taylor

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2 mins confidence:

sugar mill owners

Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

their sugar mill lords

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 125

Grading comment

Thanks a lot,
Mike

59 mins confidence:

their masters of the sugar works

Explanation:
Casa grande (sugar plantation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/.../Casa_grande_(sugar_plantati... - Traduzir esta página
The master of these sugar producing areas was called the senhor de engenho ("master of the sugar works"). His word was always final and he had complete ...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 08:24
Native speaker of:

Norwegian,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

9 hrs confidence:

and their lords and masters

Explanation:
and their lords and masters

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:24
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 50

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