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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Name of a Saint
Hello!
Could you please help me how to say "Santo do Pau Oco" in English? If I translate word by word I will have:
Santo = Saint; Pau = Stick/wood; Oco = Hollow. Consequently : Hollow Wood/stick Saint. But it's too strange...I think people refer to this saint in another way. You know sometimes, translate word by word, it's not the answer.
Note: "Santo do Pau Oco" = It's Portuguese.
Thank you very much,
Sônia
Could you please help me how to say "Santo do Pau Oco" in English? If I translate word by word I will have:
Santo = Saint; Pau = Stick/wood; Oco = Hollow. Consequently : Hollow Wood/stick Saint. But it's too strange...I think people refer to this saint in another way. You know sometimes, translate word by word, it's not the answer.
Note: "Santo do Pau Oco" = It's Portuguese.
Thank you very much,
Sônia
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I am not aware of a previous English translation, but I think the 'Saint of Hollow Wood', or the 'Hollow Log Saint' would work nicely-- it's where people hid their money, right?
- I am not aware of a previous English translation, but I think the 'Saint of Hollow Wood', or the 'Hollow Log Saint' would work nicely-- it's where people hid their money, right?
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I am not aware of a previous English translation, but I think the 'Saint of Hollow Wood', or the 'Hollow Log Saint' would work nicely-- it's where people hid their money, right?
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Hello, Mister Micawber!
Yes, it is. Thanks for your answer.
Merry Christmas!!!
Yes, it is. Thanks for your answer.
Merry Christmas!!!
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