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as balsas

rafts, ferries

→ balsa
balsa raft, ferry + s Plural
noun · feminine plural Rare #36,862
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

As balsas sumiram.

The ferries disappeared.

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)

Para construir balsas.

To build rafts.

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)

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)

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)