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