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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

caldeiras

English translation:

trough

Added to glossary by Mariana Rohlig Sa
Aug 16, 2014 18:00
9 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

caldeiras

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Botany garden maintenance plan
This term appears under the column "tasks" in the "trees" section of a garden maintenance plan. Under "task description" it says "hoeing and weeding, decompression". I imagine (though not entirely sure) they are referring to the supports used for trees.

https://www.google.pt/search?q=thatch density&espv=2&source=...
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 trough
4 tree grates
3 +1 tree grids and guards

Discussion

Mario Freitas Aug 17, 2014:
Caldeiras Derivated from "caldo" = liquid/fluid retainment, in this case. Both the grates and the troughs have that function. The grates are iron structures placed around the base of the trunk and the troughs are small ditches dug around the tree, both with the purpose of withholding water. Which one applies to your context, Mariana?

Proposed translations

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trough

In Portugal, "caldeira" is often used to describe a trough dug around the tree: (Geralmente, quando se rega, faz-se uma pequena caldeira perto do pé da árvore e ali se lança a água, exactamente no sítio onde ela é menos útil. ) http://www.sargacal.com/2007/05/06/rega-das-arvores/ ou Uma caldeira de uma árvore é o local em redor do pé dessa mesma árvore. (http://galhosbugalhos.blogspot.pt/2012/02/as-caldeiras-das-m... Pls see links below for more context. This would be a task, like "hoeing and weedin"... building a trough.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-08-16 19:41:40 GMT)
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A trough dug "around" or "next" to a tree, not necessarily around it.
Example sentence:

you're planting a fiber pot, remember to cut off the top edge slightly below ground level. Carve a trough around the tree with a hoe about 18 in.-2 ft. from the ...

Then fill in the remainder of the hole, leaving a slight trough around the tree to catch rain.

Reference:

http://www.3palmsnursery.com/printguide.html

http://books.google.pt/books?id=JIm4GuTmzcwC&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86&dq=%22trough+around+the+tree%22&source=bl&ots=LXK6YrRTOy&sig=QFR5zphgXwgdJFVj_

Peer comment(s):
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
Obrigada, Muriel
neutral Mario Freitas : I think this is an iron grating/grid placed on the ground around the base of the tree. The trough would be a small ditch dug around it. I think they are different things.
9 hrs
Precisely, Mário, I used “trough” from personal experience. In my countryside “casinha”, my (local) neighbor taught me how to dig “caldeiras” for watering and “amanho/feeding”. I cannot imagine using gratings around trees there... Hence my suggestion! ;)
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tree grates

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tree grids and guards

suggestions

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Note added at 27 mins (2014-08-16 18:28:12 GMT)
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http://www.stylepark.com/en/design/outdoor-chattels-tree-gri...
Reference:

http://www.malcolmlane.co.uk/treegrid.html

Peer comment(s):
agree Claudio Mazotti
7 mins
Thank you Claudio !
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