as balsas

rafts, ferries

→ balsa
balsa raft, ferry + s Plural
noun · feminine plural Rare #37,212
rafts, ferries Often refers to a simple flat boat used to cross a river (a ferry raft).
PO: As balsas atravessam o rio todos os dias.
EN: The ferries cross the river every day.
Declension of balsa
balsabalsas

Do outro lado do rio, uma das balsas ficou presa.

On the other side of the river, one of the barges got stuck.

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)

As balsas sumiram.

The ferries disappeared.

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)

Quem mandou construir balsas?

Who ordered the construction of the rafts?

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)

Nossas balsas sumiram!

Our ferries have disappeared!

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)

Para construir balsas.

To build rafts.

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)