"ao pé de" can be literally translated as "at the foot of", as Cheri explained. But "ao pé de" is a Portuguese expression that means "near to". That is a translation that is closer to its meaning.
O João está ao pé da padaria. João is near the bakery. Cheers Gonçalo On Thu, 27 Sep 2018, 21:43 Cheri Mello, <[email protected]> wrote: > Gordon, > > I'd really need to see the whole record. Is the apostrophe after the "e" > on "Pe" really an accent of "Pé?" That means foot. "Ao" means "on the" or > "at the" (it's a contraction). So "at the foot of Ladeira" is how I kinda > interpret that without seeing it in context. > > D. is Dona. It's a title, similar to Lady, as in Lady Diana. The older > Dona titles are real. As they come forward in time, they are used more > loosely and may not have the status that they used to carry with them. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 10:06 AM Gordon soares <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is Ao Pe’ da Ladeira a street in Lajes or is it a different place? Also, >> when a record says “husband of D. Teresa and their daughter D. Maria…what >> does the “D” mean? >> Gordon >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
