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justifica-se nobre dos quatro costadas para ser cadete

English translation: (Manuel Botelho) whose impeccable aristocratic lineage entitles him to be a cavalry cadet

16:31 Dec 15, 2018
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Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A 19th-Century Novel
Portuguese term or phrase: justifica-se nobre dos quatro costadas para ser cadete
Context:

D. Rita quer que seu filho seja cadete de cavalaria. De Viseu parte para Bragança Manuel Botelho, e justifica-se nobre dos quatro costadas para ser cadete.

Muita Obrigada,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 19:24
English translation:(Manuel Botelho) whose impeccable aristocratic lineage entitles him to be a cavalry cadet
Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?ei=GzoVXL2hIrmf1fAPjaiy4Ak&q="...
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 00:24
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4he is eligible to be a cadet by his pure lineage nobility
Katarina Peters
3 +3(Manuel Botelho) whose impeccable aristocratic lineage entitles him to be a cavalry cadet
Ana Vozone
4who, due to his ancestry is eligible to become a cadet
Nick Taylor


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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
he is eligible to be a cadet by his pure lineage nobility


Explanation:
the meaning is this - although it could be rephrased...

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 19:24
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Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 76

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
15 mins
  -> Thank you, Teresa!
agree  Spiridon: yes
15 hrs
  -> Thank you, Spiridon.
agree  Verginia Ophof
1 day 55 mins
  -> Thank you, Verginia!
agree  Margarida Ataide
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Margarida.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
justifica-se nobre dos quatro costados para ser cadete
(Manuel Botelho) whose impeccable aristocratic lineage entitles him to be a cavalry cadet


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?ei=GzoVXL2hIrmf1fAPjaiy4Ak&q="...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 00:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 74

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
11 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Muriel!
agree  Verginia Ophof
1 day 29 mins
  -> Obrigada, Verginia!
agree  Margarida Ataide
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Margarida!
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
who, due to his ancestry is eligible to become a cadet


Explanation:
who, due to his ancestry is eligible to become a cadet

Nick Taylor
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 119
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