Translations for „grave-digger“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

grave-digger N

grave-digger

coveiro(-a) m (f)

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English

Jim, grave-digger extraordinaire, resurfaces and says he remembers his dream.

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After a brief stint working as a grave-digger, he was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and underwent electroshock therapy during mid-70s.

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Before long, a creepy grave-digger attacks the group.

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According to ethnographic data, popular death reporters refers to people who had inside knowledge of "anjinhos", including the grave-digger, gatekeeper, midwife, popular healers etc. all key participants in mortuary rituals.

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And now he's disappearing into the dark wings of the stage, taking with him his grave-digger wit and his gnashing bass and the gorgeous, ruinous momentum of his music.

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When a death occurred in the community, voorlesers were given full charge of funerary tasks, serving as an undertaker, grave-digger, or sexton, and attending the burial of the dead.

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