Re: [GRN] manilhas de oiro

2024-01-18 Thread 'carolina costa' via Goa-Research-Net
In Portuguese (Portugal) is “pulseiras de ouro”. Used by women as body ornaments. The word “manilha” is mostly used in mechanics. It is mostly connected to technical issues. Regards Carolina Sent from my iPhone > On 18 Jan 2024, at 21:09, 'Nuno Cardoso da Silva' via Goa-Research-Net > wrot

Re: Responder: [GRN] caxineiros

2023-11-01 Thread 'carolina costa' via Goa-Research-Net
“Caixeiro”in Portugal is someone who travels inland to different towns and villages to sell goods mostly books or medicines. It is also known as “ caixeiro viajante”. If someone works in a shop dealing with money, is called “caixa”, o caixa or a caixa, depending if male or female. If someone wo

Re: [GRN] Death: Valmiki Faleiro, author and journalist

2023-10-05 Thread 'carolina costa' via Goa-Research-Net
Sorry to hear. Sincere condolences to the family ✝️ Carolina Costa Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Oct 2023, at 17:01, Rafael Moreira wrote: > > Dear all: > I'm very, VERY sorry. What a loss! > Yours, R.M. > >> On 10/5/23, fredericknoronha wrote: >> Sorry to be the harbinger of bad news, one of

Re: [GRN] Lisbon archive Portuguese translator Your help needed

2023-10-01 Thread 'carolina costa' via Goa-Research-Net
Hello Selma, I just read your request. Did you manage to get a translator? If not, perhaps I can help. My mother tongue is Portuguese (Portugal). I worked with translating documents (Portuguese-English-Portuguese). Regards, Carolina Sent from my iPhone > On 30 Sep 2023, at 21:43, John de Figuei

Re: [GRN] April 25, 1974: It all started in India (Goa) and ended in Lisbon

2023-05-03 Thread 'carolina costa' via Goa-Research-Net
Concerning the independence of the Portuguese territories in Africa, I wrote a book “From Goa to Goa”, 2020, which focuses a little on the decolonisation of Mozambique and resettlement in Portugal. This is however, from a personal perspective. Carolina Costa Sent from my iPhone > On 2 May 2023