Being Overwhelmed

Portuguese translation: ficar acabrunhado

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English term or phrase:Being Overwhelmed
Portuguese translation:ficar acabrunhado
Entered by: Karen Sarama (X)

09:21 Aug 5, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: Being Overwhelmed
How To Manage That Feeling Of Being Overwhelmed.

Thanks.
Karen Sarama (X)
ficar acabrunhado
Explanation:
Outra sugestão...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 03:27
Grading comment
Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2ficar acabrunhado
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
5 +1de ficar assoberbado
Inês Torres
5sendo sobrepujado
Adam Prus-Szczepanowski
4ficar perturbado, transtornado, perplexo, desconcertado, atônito
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4ficar sem ação
M. Celina Alonso Neves
4estar sendo oprimido
Mrs Wood
4sentir-se esgotado
Lúcia Leitão


Discussion entries: 4





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
being overwhelmed
sendo sobrepujado


Explanation:
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Adam Prus-Szczepanowski
Portugal
Local time: 03:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 19
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
being overwhelmed
ficar acabrunhado


Language variant: PT(pt)

Explanation:
Outra sugestão...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 627
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alyson Steele Weickert, Ph.D.
6 hrs
  -> Obrigada!

agree  marco lessa (X): A1.O v. 'acabrunhar',q. int, =desanimar-se, abater-se;o adj.=abatido, enfraquecido, prostrado, melancólico, envergonhado, humilhado.
8 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
being overwhelmed
de ficar assoberbado


Explanation:
sug.

Inês Torres
Portugal
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
being overwhelmed
ficar perturbado, transtornado, perplexo, desconcertado, atônito


Explanation:
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 04:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1051
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
being overwhelmed
ficar sem ação


Explanation:
É o que eu usaria depois da ler a explicação da Karen sobre o contexto -feelings when faced with extremely difficult situations.

M. Celina Alonso Neves
Brazil
Local time: 23:27
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
being overwhelmed
estar sendo oprimido


Language variant: pt - br

Explanation:
sugg

Mrs Wood
Local time: 23:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
being overwhelmed
sentir-se esgotado


Explanation:
Sug

Lúcia Leitão
Portugal
Local time: 03:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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