Poseía dos hazas en el ruedo, de tres fanegas la una.
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He owned two plots of land, one measuring three acres.
Translated by soybeba 50048 10 months, 4 weeks ago
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He owned two plots of land, one measuring three bushels.
Translated by soybeba 50048 11 months ago
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He owned two plots of land, the one measuring three bushels.
Translated by soybeba 50048 11 months ago

Discussion

c'est vrai: acre

by Boot2 10 months, 4 weeks ago

bushels are measurements for grain, cereals.

by marina 11 months ago

In all countries, the measurements varied, even from one part to another

by Boot2 11 months ago

I don't know, I read that even in Spain itself, the measurement varies depending on the location (I suppose it is no longer in use). When I read that, I stopped worrying about being exact in the translated measurement: who knows what dimensions it was referring to.

by soybeba 11 months ago

à la louche : one measuring over 4 acres / about 5 acres ? On ne va pas compter les décimales.
fanega sf
1 grain measure (in Spain 1.58 bushels, in Mexico 2.57 bushels, in the S. Cone 3.89 bushels) grain measure (in Spain 1.58 bushels, in Mexico 2.57 bushels, in the S. Cone 3.89 bushels)
2 land measure (in Spain 1.59 acres, in the Caribbean 1.73 acres) land measure (in Spain 1.59 acres, in the Caribbean 1.73 acres)

by marina 11 months ago

XXX one measuring three bushels.

by Boot2 11 months ago