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C2  ·  20 words

Falconry in Portuguese

A form of hunting with a vocabulary of its own, centuries old.

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The eighth entry is o poleiro, the padded bar a hawk sits on, and English renders it with « perch » — a spelling that covers two histories with nothing in common. The bird’s « perch » came through Old French from the Latin pertica, a pole or a long measuring rod, so the name describes the stick and says nothing at all about the creature on it. That same pertica left a second deposit in English which surveyors still meet: « a perch » is a unit of length, five and a half yards, also called a rod or a pole, and it turns up in old deeds and field books. The third « perch » arrived by its own road. The freshwater fish is perca in Latin, from perkē in Greek, and it never had anything to do with sticks. Portuguese keeps the three apart and is never obliged to choose: o poleiro is the bar, a vara the old measuring pole, and a perca the fish. An English reader has to let the sentence settle which one is meant.

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Verb (4)

amansarto man (a hawk)VerbC2
Amansou a ave em poucas semanas, sempre com a mesma voz.He manned the bird in a few weeks, always with the same voice.
sobrevoarto wait onVerbC2
A ave sobrevoa o campo à espera de que algo levante.The bird waits on above the field until something gets up.
esvoaçarto bate off the fistVerbC2
A ave esvoaçou da luva assim que ouviu o cão.The bird bated off the fist as soon as it heard the dog.
enxertarto imp (a feather)VerbC2
Enxertou uma pena nova no lugar da que partiu.He imped a new feather in place of the one that had broken.

Phrase (3)

abater-se sobre a presato stoop on the quarryPhraseC2
A ave abateu-se sobre a presa com as asas fechadas.The bird stooped on the quarry with its wings closed.
sacudir a plumagemto rouse (shake the plumage)PhraseC2
Sacudiu a plumagem toda, sinal de que está à vontade.It roused its whole plumage, a sign that it is at ease.
voar em liberdadeto fly freePhraseC2
Só voa em liberdade quando volta sempre ao engodo.It flies free only once it always comes back to the lure.

Noun (f) (6)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a falcoariafalconryNoun (f)C2
A falcoaria vive de paciência mais do que de força.Falconry lives on patience more than on strength.
a peiathe jessNoun (f)C2
A peia é de couro macio para não ferir a pata.The jess is of soft leather so that it will not hurt the foot.
a trela de courothe leashNoun (f)C2
A trela de couro prende a ave ao poleiro.The leash ties the bird to the perch.
a câmara dos falcõesthe hawk houseNoun (f)C2
A câmara dos falcões é escura, seca e sem correntes de ar.The hawk house is dark, dry and free of draughts.
a ave capturada em passagemthe passage hawkNoun (f)C2
Uma ave capturada em passagem já sabe caçar sozinha.A bird taken on passage already knows how to hunt on its own.
a linha de treinothe creance (training line)Noun (f)C2
A linha de treino é comprida e leve para não travar o voo.The creance is long and light so that it does not check the flight.

Noun (m) (7)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o falcoeirothe falconerNoun (m)C2
O falcoeiro pesa a ave todas as manhãs.The falconer weighs the bird every morning.
o peso de voothe flying weightNoun (m)C2
O peso de voo é anotado antes de cada saída.The flying weight is written down before every outing.
o capuzthe hoodNoun (m)C2
Com o capuz posto, a ave viaja calma no carro.With the hood on, the bird travels calmly in the car.
o poleirothe perchNoun (m)C2
O poleiro está forrado para proteger as patas.The perch is padded to spare the feet.
o bloco de pousothe block (ground perch)Noun (m)C2
O bloco de pouso fica ao sol durante a manhã.The block stands in the sun through the morning.
o engodo de penasthe feathered lureNoun (m)C2
O engodo de penas gira no ar preso a uma corda.The feathered lure swings through the air on a cord.
o dejeto da avethe mutes (the droppings)Noun (m)C2
O dejeto da ave diz muito sobre a alimentação do dia anterior.The mutes say a great deal about what the bird ate the day before.

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