Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 10
In one corner of the living room is a box containing blankets, above which are pillows and mats used by members of the household and guests;
Em um canto da sala de estar há uma caixa contendo cobertores, acima da qual estão travesseiros e esteiras usados pelos membros da família e pelos convidados;
an iron caldron lies on the floor, while numerous Chinese jars stand about.
um caldeirão de ferro está no chão, enquanto numerosos potes chineses ficam espalhados ao redor.
A hearth, made up of a bed of ashes in which stones are sunk, is used for cooking.
Uma lareira, composta de um leito de cinzas no qual pedras estão enterradas, é usada para cozinhar.
Above it is a bamboo food hanger, while near by stand jars of water and various cooking pots.
Acima dela há um suporte de bambu para alimentos, enquanto nas proximidades ficam potes de água e várias panelas de cozinha.
Food baskets, coconut shell cups, and dishes, and a quantity of Chinese plates appear when the meal is served, while the use of glass is not unknown.
Cestas de comida, xícaras de casca de coco e pratos, e uma quantidade de pratos chineses aparecem quando a refeição é servida, enquanto o uso de vidro não é desconhecido.
Cups of gold, wonderful jars, and plates appear at times, but seem to be so rare as to excite comment (pp. 33, 98, 102, 105).
Xícaras de ouro, potes maravilhosos e pratos aparecem às vezes, mas parecem ser tão raros a ponto de despertar comentários (pp. 33, 98, 102, 105).
Scattered through the village are numerous small buildings known as _balaua_ (p. 43), which are erected for the spirits during the greatest of the ceremonies, and still inside the enclosure are the rice drying plots and granaries, the latter raised high above the ground so as to protect their contents from moisture (p. 150).
Espalhados pela aldeia estão numerosos pequenos edifícios conhecidos como _balaua_ (p. 43), que são erguidos para os espíritos durante as maiores cerimônias, e ainda dentro do cercado estão os terrenos de secagem de arroz e os celeiros, estes últimos erguidos bem acima do solo para proteger seu conteúdo da umidade (p. 150).
About the town pigs and chickens roam at will, while half-starved hunting dogs prowl about below the kitchens and fight for morsels which drop from above (p. 99).
Pela cidade, porcos e galinhas vagam à vontade, enquanto cães de caça semiesfomeados rondam abaixo das cozinhas e brigam por pedaços que caem de cima (p. 99).
Carabao are kept and used as food (p. 101), but in the cycle proper no mention is made of using them as work animals.
Carabaus são mantidos e usados como alimento (p. 101), mas no ciclo propriamente dito não há menção ao uso deles como animais de trabalho.
Vocabulary
- canto
- Corner or nook of a room
- sala
- Room, typically a living or common room
- estar
- To be; also used in 'sala de estar' meaning living room
- há
- There is or there are; third person of haver
- caixa
- Box or container for storing items
- contendo
- Containing; present participle of conter
- cobertores
- Blankets used for warmth while sleeping
- acima
- Above or on top of something
- qual
- Which or what; relative or interrogative pronoun
- travesseiros
- Pillows used to support the head while sleeping
- esteiras
- Mats woven from natural materials for sleeping or sitting
- usados
- Used; past participle of usar, masculine plural
- membros
- Members of a group or family
- família
- Family; a group of related individuals
- convidados
- Guests or invited people to a gathering
- caldeirão
- Large cauldron or pot for cooking over fire
- ferro
- Iron; a hard metallic element or material
- chão
- Floor or ground surface of a space
- enquanto
- While or whereas; indicates simultaneous actions
- numerosos
- Numerous; many in quantity or number
- potes
- Pots or small jars for storing or cooking
- chineses
- Chinese; relating to China or its people
- ficam
- Third person plural of ficar, meaning 'remain' or 'stay'
- espalhados
- Scattered or spread around an area
- redor
- Around; used in 'ao redor' meaning surrounding area
- lareira
- Fireplace or hearth used for heating and cooking
- composta
- Composed or made up of various elements
- leito
- Bed or layer; can refer to a base layer
- cinzas
- Ashes remaining after burning material
- pedras
- Stones or rocks used in construction or cooking
- enterradas
- Buried or embedded in the ground
- cozinhar
- To cook food using heat
- Acima
- Above or overhead in position
- suporte
- Support structure or stand holding objects up
- bambu
- Bamboo; a fast-growing tropical plant used in crafts
- alimentos
- Foods or nourishing substances consumed for energy
- proximidades
- Vicinity or nearby surroundings of a place
- água
- Water; the essential liquid for life
- várias
- Various or several; feminine plural of vário
- panelas
- Cooking pots used on a stove or fire
- cozinha
- Kitchen; the room used for preparing food
- Cestas
- Baskets used for carrying or storing items
- comida
- Food; prepared or ready-to-eat nourishment
- xícaras
- Cups or small vessels used for drinking
- casca
- Shell, husk, or outer layer of a fruit
- coco
- Coconut; a tropical fruit with hard outer shell
- pratos
- Plates or dishes used for serving food
- quantidade
- Quantity or amount of something present
- aparecem
- Appear or show up; third person plural of aparecer
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction linking two events
- refeição
- Meal; an occasion when food is eaten
- servida
- Served; feminine past participle of servir
- uso
- Use or usage of an object or material
- vidro
- Glass; a transparent material used for containers
- desconhecido
- Unknown or unfamiliar to a person or group
- Xícaras
- Cups or small vessels used for drinking
- ouro
- Gold; a precious yellow metallic element
- maravilhosos
- Wonderful or marvelous; causing admiration and wonder
- vezes
- Times; used in 'às vezes' meaning sometimes
- parecem
- Seem or appear; third person plural of parecer
- tão
- So or as; used in comparisons or emphasis
- raros
- Rare or scarce; not commonly found or seen
- ponto
- Point or degree; used in expressions of extent
- despertar
- To awaken or arouse interest or attention
- comentários
- Comments or remarks made about something observed
- Espalhados
- Scattered or distributed across an area
- aldeia
- Village; a small rural community or settlement
- pequenos
- Small or little; masculine plural adjective
- edifícios
- Buildings or structures constructed for habitation or use
- conhecidos
- Known or recognized; past participle of conhecer
- erguidos
- Erected or raised up; past participle of erguer
- espíritos
- Spirits or supernatural beings honored in ceremonies
- durante
- During; throughout the course of an event
- maiores
- Larger or greater; comparative plural of grande
- cerimônias
- Ceremonies; formal events with ritual significance
- ainda
- Still or yet; indicating continuation of a state
- dentro
- Inside or within a space or boundary
- cercado
- Enclosed area or fenced compound surrounding buildings
- terrenos
- Plots of land or grounds used for specific purposes
- secagem
- Drying; the process of removing moisture from something
- arroz
- Rice; a staple grain widely cultivated and consumed
- celeiros
- Granaries or barns for storing harvested grain
- estes
- These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- últimos
- The latter or last mentioned; masculine plural adjective
- bem
- Well or high; raised above ground level
- solo
- Ground or soil; the surface of the earth
- proteger
- To protect or shield from harm or damage
- conteúdo
- Content or contents stored inside a container
- umidade
- Humidity or moisture in the air or environment
- cidade
- City or town; an urban settlement of people
- porcos
- Pigs; domesticated animals kept for meat
- galinhas
- Chickens; common domesticated birds raised for food
- vagam
- Roam or wander freely; third person plural of vagar
- vontade
- Will or free will; used in 'à vontade' meaning freely
- cães
- Dogs; domesticated canine animals kept as companions
- caça
- Hunt or hunting; the pursuit of wild animals
- semiesfomeados
- Half-starved; partially suffering from lack of food
- rondam
- Prowl or roam around; third person plural of rondar
- abaixo
- Below or underneath a structure or surface
- cozinhas
- Kitchens; rooms or areas used for cooking food
- brigam
- Fight or quarrel; third person plural of brigar
- pedaços
- Pieces or chunks of food or material
- caem
- Fall down; third person plural of cair
- cima
- Top or above; used in 'em cima' meaning on top
- Carabaus
- Carabaos; large water buffalo used in Southeast Asia
- mantidos
- Kept or maintained; past participle of manter
- alimento
- Food or nourishment consumed to sustain life
- ciclo
- Cycle or recurring series of events or processes
- propriamente
- Properly or strictly speaking; in the exact sense
- dito
- Said or called; past participle of dizer
- menção
- Mention or reference to something in discussion
- animais
- Animals; living organisms excluding plants and humans
- trabalho
- Work or labor performed for a purpose
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