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bois-de-carro

English translation: draft animal

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Portuguese term or phrase:bois-de-carro
English translation:draft animal
Entered by: Christina Paiva

18:36 Jan 15, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Zoology / Gado; agropecuária
Portuguese term or phrase: bois-de-carro
Este é o trecho onde este termo aparece:
"A raça Simbrasil surgiu logo no início da introdução dos animais Simental no Brasil, uma vez que os touros foram acasalados com vacas Guzerá de boa estirpe leiteira, formando excelentes animais de tração (bois-de-carro). "

Pesquisei de todas as maneiras e não encontro um termo correto para isso em inglês, aguardo suas ajudas.
Celiza
draft animal
Explanation:
Random House
Sugestion/alternative

Ox - the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.

Draft animal - an animal used for pulling heavy loads
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Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 15:27
Grading comment
Thank you so much! I'll choose your answer but I'll use oxen instead of animals just to be more specific, so thank you so much for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5oxen
Fiona N�voa
5 +1draft animal
Christina Paiva
4 +1beasts of burden
Marlene Curtis
4oxen for wagon drawing
Mary Palmer
3ox-cart steers
Heloisa Ferreira


Discussion entries: 2





  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
oxen


Explanation:
hope this helps

Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Local time: 19:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much for your help! I´ll use draft oxen instead of just oxer of draft animal... both of you helped a lot! thanx!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christina Paiva
16 mins
  -> thanks Christina
agree  rhandler
3 hrs
  -> thanks Rhandler
agree  felidaevampire: So says my friend OAL. :)
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
4 hrs
  -> thanks Mª José
agree  priscilalaterza: O carro é ox-wagon, então acho que só oxen basta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox-wagon. Embora "draft animal" seja correto, pode referir-se a cavalos e outros animais também.
10 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ox-cart steers


Explanation:
Tomando-se em consideração que "carro de boi", em inglês, é "ox-cart", e "steer" são touros castrados usados como força de trabalho, deduzo que ox-cart steers possa ser indicado no seu caso.

Heloisa Ferreira
Brazil
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
draft animal


Explanation:
Random House
Sugestion/alternative

Ox - the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.

Draft animal - an animal used for pulling heavy loads


Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you so much! I'll choose your answer but I'll use oxen instead of animals just to be more specific, so thank you so much for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
47 mins
  -> Thank you, Muriel!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
beasts of burden


Explanation:
Ver

No Beasts for draught but Oxen Sep 17, 2004 ... FOR TWO thousand years and more, oxen (or bullocks) were the main beasts of burden on British farms and roads. Then, in the 40 years from ...
www.foxearth.org.uk/oxen.html - 23k - Cached - Similar pages -
beast of burden definition | Dictionary.com beast of burden n. pl. beasts of burden. An animal, such as a donkey, ox, or elephant, used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work. ...
dictionary.reference.com/browse/beast+of+burden - 76k

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-15 20:02:59 GMT)
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The Energy Blog: Five Passenger TH!NK Ox Introduced at Geneva Auto ... I love the name Ox. It wasn't long ago when every family had their own ox that was the beast of burden. Transport,food, wool, and tilling the field. ...
thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2008/03/five-passenge-1.html - 126k

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
30 mins
  -> Thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
oxen for wagon drawing


Explanation:
I was going to suggest "traction animals" but since it was already mentioned in the context (animais de tração), I would say "oxen for wagon drawing"


Oxen are used for plowing, transport, hauling, grain-grinding, and wagon drawing . Oxen are sometimes used to skid logs in low-impact select cut logging. ...

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ox/Ox



A pair of Oxen were drawing a heavily loaded wagon along a miry country road. ... The poor Oxen, pulling with all their might to draw the wagon through the ...






Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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