rafts, ferries
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.
Quem mandou construir balsas?
Who ordered the construction of the rafts?
Nossas balsas sumiram!
Our ferries have disappeared!
Para construir balsas.
To build rafts.