Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 12, 2018 18:26
5 yrs ago
Portuguese term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
alcouces
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In The Preface To A Novel
Context:
A gente imaginava que os alcouces não abriam gabinetes de leitura e artes correlativas.
Obrigada,
Barbara
A gente imaginava que os alcouces não abriam gabinetes de leitura e artes correlativas.
Obrigada,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
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Ana Vozone
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Nov 17, 2018 08:52: Ana Vozone Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Ana Vozone
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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brothels
This is the meaning I found... What a very challenging text you are translating..
https://dicionario.priberam.org/alcouces
https://dicionario.priberam.org/alcouces
Note from asker:
| Thank you. Yes, this preface is definitely the most difficult text I've ever translated from any language. The other books I have translated from Portuguese don't even come close. |
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