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fragelo

English translation: chastisement/scourge of the soul

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Portuguese term or phrase:flagelo da alma
English translation:chastisement/scourge of the soul
Entered by: R. Alex Jenkins

15:56 Jan 28, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literatura
Portuguese term or phrase: fragelo
fragelo de uma alma
francisco Silva
chastisement (of the soul)
Explanation:
Hi,
I'm sorry, but I can't find 'FRAGELO'.

I think it's a type for 'flagelo'.
Flagelo de minha alma, ó mulher, por que esperas? Com teus olhos de fogo, archotes flamejantes,. calcina o que sobrou do repasto das feras! ...
kavorka.wordpress.com/category/charles-baudelaire/

The chastisement of the soul.
For example:
One cannot even know whether the Body's chastisement of the Soul for misusing reason constitutes a paradox: In abusum rationis Vertis usum teque bonis ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0010-4124(197621)28%3A2%3C144%3AMDOBAS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-28 17:04:56 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant to say a typo.
'FRAGELO' is a typo for 'FLAGELO' :)
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 10:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2chastisement (of the soul)
R. Alex Jenkins
3Scourge
Guilherme Braga
4 -2fragility
swisstell


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
fragility


Explanation:
fragility of a soul

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 15:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: Where did you find fragility for "fragelo"?
33 mins
neutral  R. Alex Jenkins: I just saw Kim's comments whilst I was writing my response. I can't find 'fragelo' in my dictionaries.
47 mins
disagree  Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral: ??
13 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
chastisement (of the soul)


Explanation:
Hi,
I'm sorry, but I can't find 'FRAGELO'.

I think it's a type for 'flagelo'.
Flagelo de minha alma, ó mulher, por que esperas? Com teus olhos de fogo, archotes flamejantes,. calcina o que sobrou do repasto das feras! ...
kavorka.wordpress.com/category/charles-baudelaire/

The chastisement of the soul.
For example:
One cannot even know whether the Body's chastisement of the Soul for misusing reason constitutes a paradox: In abusum rationis Vertis usum teque bonis ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0010-4124(197621)28%3A2%3C144%3AMDOBAS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-28 17:04:56 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant to say a typo.
'FRAGELO' is a typo for 'FLAGELO' :)

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Torment of the soul? Em inglês, opta-se por “scourge”: açoite, chicote, castigo, tormento, flagelo. “To scourge”: açoitar, chicotear, flagelar, castigar”. Átila era chamado “the scourge of God”: o flagelo de Deus. http://veja.abril.com.br/blogs/reinaldo/
20 mins
  -> The 'torment', the 'scourge' of the soul, are also good options. Thanks :)
agree  Humberto Ribas: scourge
16 hrs
  -> Cheers, Humberto :)
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3 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
flagelo
Scourge


Explanation:
Supondo que a palavra seja "flagelo", obviamente.

Guilherme Braga
Brazil
Local time: 10:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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