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Meaning of leira | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
ˈlejɾa̝

Definitions

  1. field; a strip of cultivable land
    feminine
  2. furrow
    feminine

Equivalents

English field

Examples

“damus e outorgamus a uos [...] Ia leyra derdade que abemus en Eires como departe pe-la leyra do casal de Cima de Villa en o qual mora Domingo Eanes, e da outra parte pe-los marcos que y estan chantados, e da outra parte pe-la careyra, e da outra parte pe-la pedra que esta en fondo desta leira; conuen a saber que vos fazades esta leira Ia cassa pera lagar e non fazades en ela outra casa nenuna nen poombal, nen tolades o carril da uila”

we give and grant you a field that we have in Eires, as it departs from the field that belongs to the farm of Cimadevila where Domigo Eanes lives, in the other side by the boundary stones that are thrusted there, in the other side by the road, and in the other side by the rock that is at the end of this field; and you shall build in this field a winery, but you should not build there any other house or dovecote, nor should you occupy the road to the village

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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