Portuguese road advert sign - No Bom Caminho

Richard Smith

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Frances 2016
Kumano Kodo 2014

• Aug 22, 2024

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I saw this sign on the televised stage 2 of the Vuelta bike race, which was in Portugal. I thought it was a negative camino comment (surprised to see a road sign saying this) but web translate doesn't think so ..?
The road sign (pic below) says :-
"Governo para as pessoas.
Portugal no Bom Caminho."
When it flashed by on the TV all I saw was Portugal no Bom Caminho which I assumed was a criticism.
But after review and using a web translate page it maybe says
> Government for the people. Portugal is on the right path

 

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Richard Smith

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Frances 2016
Kumano Kodo 2014

• Aug 22, 2024

• #2

original can be seen here :- https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/2358028355552
at time 0:04:41

 

Pelegrin

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• Aug 22, 2024

• #3

Richard Smith said:

> Government for the people. Portugal is on the right path

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Yes, this translation is correct. " no" on the original comment in Portuguese is not negative. It means " on the".

 

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TravellingMan22

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• Aug 22, 2024

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Pelegrin said:

Yes, this translation is correct. " no" on the original comment in Portuguese is not negative. It means " on the".

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I saw loads of these signs roadside when on the bus from Lisbon to Caminha a few days back.

 

Pelegrin

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• Aug 22, 2024

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TravellingMan22 said:

I saw loads of these signs roadside when on the bus from Lisbon to Caminha a few days back.

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Those are political advertising. I think there was an election in March and they didn' t remove them yet.

 

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TravellingMan22

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• Aug 22, 2024

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Pelegrin said:

Those are political advertising. I think there was an election in March and they didn' t remove them yet

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Ah thank you. My first reaction was the same as Richard’s!

 

Pelegrin

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• Aug 22, 2024

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Same meaning in Galego for " no" in/on the ( masculine). " na" in/on the ( feminine)

 

Gringazolana

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• Aug 22, 2024

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No in Portuguese is “não”. The word “no” in Portuguese means “in the” or “on the”. Cheers from your friendly neighborhood translator!