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University of Vigo

English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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In Galician
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- placing, plagiarism, plague, plaid, plain, plainly, plaintiff, plaintive, plaintively, plait, plan, plane, planet, planetarium, planetary, plank, plankton, planner, planning


plait


- noun
- trenza

EN They were 'in love' no longer; no, he had taken up with another woman, a serious woman, with her hair in a plait and a case in her hand.
GL Xa non estaban namorados; non, el andaba con outra muller, unha muller seria, que levaba o pelo recollido nunha trenza e un maletín na man.
- Fonte: CAR (2748)


- transitive verb
- trenzar

EN They might cut his hair for him, plait him watch-chains, or interrupt him at his work, hailing him (she heard them), 'Come along, Mr Ramsay; it's our turn to beat them now,' and out he came to play tennis.
GL Deixáballes que lle cortasen o pelo, que lle trenzasen cadeas para o reloxo ou que interrompesen o seu traballo berrando (ela escoitáraas): «Veña, señor Ramsay, agora tócanos a nós gañar», e saía a xogar ó tenis.
- Fonte: CAR (1522)