Great help Goncalo. What would it mean to be at the foot of Ladeira? Gordon
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 27, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Gonçalo Marques <gjmmarq...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "ao pé de" can be literally translated as "at the foot of", as Cheri > explained. > But "ao pé de" is a Portuguese expression that means "near to". That is a > translation that is closer to its meaning. > > O João está ao pé da padaria. > João is near the bakery. > > Cheers > Gonçalo > >> On Thu, 27 Sep 2018, 21:43 Cheri Mello, <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Gordon, >> >> I'd really need to see the whole record. Is the apostrophe after the "e" on >> "Pe" really an accent of "Pé?" That means foot. "Ao" means "on the" or "at >> the" (it's a contraction). So "at the foot of Ladeira" is how I kinda >> interpret that without seeing it in context. >> >> D. is Dona. It's a title, similar to Lady, as in Lady Diana. The older Dona >> titles are real. As they come forward in time, they are used more loosely >> and may not have the status that they used to carry with them. >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 10:06 AM Gordon soares <gws...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Is Ao Pe’ da Ladeira a street in Lajes or is it a different place? Also, >>> when a record says “husband of D. Teresa and their daughter D. Maria…what >>> does the “D” mean? >>> Gordon >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
