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right at hand

Portuguese translation: se faz sentir

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English term or phrase:right at hand
Portuguese translation:se faz sentir
Entered by: VagnerB

13:43 Jul 2, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / theology; metaphysics
English term or phrase: right at hand
His omnipresence is right at hand: in hell as well as in heaven, in the wicked as well as in the devout, in places of impurity and darkness as well as in the palaces of light.
VagnerB
Local time: 11:52
se faz sentir
Explanation:
Talvez.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-07-02 17:28:38 GMT)
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Não acho que a frase é redundante. O autor está enfatizando que a presença de Deus se faz sentir nas coisas boas e ruins (inferno e céu, iniquidade e devoção, trevas e luz).
Assim, "a onipresença se faz sentir (ou se manifesta) no paraíso e no inferno..."
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Martim
Local time: 11:52
Grading comment
Obrigado, Martim, sua sugestão se encaixou muito bem no meu contexto. Desculpe pela demora em dar um feedback, mas estive viajando. Obrigado.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1sempre presente
Mariana Moreira
3 +2evidente
José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto (X)
3 +2se faz sentir
Martim
4 +1disponível
Roberto Cavalcanti


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sempre presente


Explanation:
a frase parece-me um pouco redundante

uma tradução literal seria "estar mesmo à mão", mas dado o contexto optaria talvez pela minha sugestão:)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 78

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia Heidemann
5 days
  -> Obrigada, Sónia
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
evidente


Explanation:
"Sua onipresença é evidente"

Pode ser uma maneira de contornar a aparente redundância do texto original.

José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto (X)
Brazil
Local time: 11:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cristina estanislau
4 hrs
agree  Susy Ordaz
7 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
se faz sentir


Explanation:
Talvez.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-07-02 17:28:38 GMT)
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Não acho que a frase é redundante. O autor está enfatizando que a presença de Deus se faz sentir nas coisas boas e ruins (inferno e céu, iniquidade e devoção, trevas e luz).
Assim, "a onipresença se faz sentir (ou se manifesta) no paraíso e no inferno..."

Martim
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Obrigado, Martim, sua sugestão se encaixou muito bem no meu contexto. Desculpe pela demora em dar um feedback, mas estive viajando. Obrigado.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  reginakersten
20 hrs
agree  Denise Miranda: gostei da sua solução. Algo que está à mão "se faz sentir"!
1 day 22 hrs
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
disponível


Explanation:
acessível, ao alcance

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia Heidemann
4 days
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