Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
bandeirante
English translation:
trailblazer
Added to glossary by
R. Alex Jenkins
Mar 5, 2010 11:47
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Sworn Translator
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
bandeirante
Portuguese to English
Other
Other
Foram os portugueses, bandeirantes, caçadores de índios e aventureiros - que desbravaram Santa Catarina.
Proposed translations
(English)
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Mar 19, 2010 11:58: R. Alex Jenkins Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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28 mins
R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Brazil
Translator and Editor
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
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77
Selected
trailblazer
I believe this is the name of a car these days. Another alternative to 'pioneer', as already suggested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailblazer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailblazer
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2 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
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104
pioneer (bandeirante)
Collins
bandeirante
m pioneer
Deixaria bandeirante entre parênteses
bandeirante
m pioneer
Deixaria bandeirante entre parênteses
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Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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583
2 days 11 hrs
Beatriz Souza
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Making the world smaller since 1978
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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4
Portuguese term (edited):
bandeirantes
slave-hunters and prospectors (<i>bandeirantes</i>)
sugestão -
(...) Its authority reached far into the backlands tahnks to local strong men (caudilhos), and to slave-hunters and prospectors (bandeirantes), who, after all, acted on behalf of the state. (...)
Page 32 - "A Concise History of Brazil", by Boris Fausto, translated by Arthur Brakel - 1999 - Cambridge University Press.
HTH
beatriz souza
(...) Its authority reached far into the backlands tahnks to local strong men (caudilhos), and to slave-hunters and prospectors (bandeirantes), who, after all, acted on behalf of the state. (...)
Page 32 - "A Concise History of Brazil", by Boris Fausto, translated by Arthur Brakel - 1999 - Cambridge University Press.
HTH
beatriz souza
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