Topic: Portuguese

"As joias são o lote da família."

Translation:The jewels are the family's lot.

July 24, 2013

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/timoto

    Does this even make sense in Portuguese ?

    July 24, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Paulenrique
    Mod

      Yes. Lote is the "inheritance" belonged to the family.

      July 24, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/timoto

        I don't think I saw inheritance in the suggestions of "lote"

        July 25, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Paulenrique
        Mod

          bad... but it is the most reasonable translation (in my humble opinion... the dictionary agrees:http://www.dicio.com.br/lote/)

          July 25, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/timoto

            Yes, it would certainly have made more sense.

            July 25, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Davu

              I didn't really get the sense of inheritance (herança) from your dictionary link. Wouldn't "share" be the best translation in English? Of course, in this context it most likely means a share of an inheritance so it's just a minor quibble.

              July 25, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Paulenrique
              Mod

                there is no clue how to guess if the jewelry was the only inheritance that was left or if there were more things to share... =/ but probably all the jewelry was supposed to be delivered to that family...

                July 25, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/fqsama

                  This doesn't make sense as a measure word though. Or does it..? Anyway to further my understanding, could one also call it "the family's wealth" or "heirlooms"?

                  August 6, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Err_Eek

                    What does this even mean, "Thursday's are the family's dower"?

                    July 30, 2013
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