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pucker and cringe

Portuguese translation: contrair-se e encolher-se..

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English term or phrase:pucker and cringe
Portuguese translation:contrair-se e encolher-se..
Entered by: airmailrpl

17:15 Oct 31, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Religion / Suffering
English term or phrase: pucker and cringe
The writer is saying that we can have two concepts of God: one of them is of a God who's only sovereign over our griefs, but doesn't care. That view of God may contain some truth about God, since He's sovereign, but in the end, makes our soul pucker and cringe.
Jonas Braga
Brazil
Local time: 04:22
contrair-se e encolher-se
Explanation:
puck.er
n 1 ruga, prega, dobra. 2 Coloq. perplexidade, embaraço. // vt+vi 1 franzir, enrugar, preguear. 2 franzir-se, enrugar-se. 3 contrair-se. pucker assed Vulg. bunda mole, medroso.

cringe
n lisonja servil, bajulação, adulação. // vi 1 encolher-se (de medo, dor ou repugnância). 2 bajular, lisonjear servilmente (para obter favores).
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 04:22
Grading comment
Obrigado, airmailpl.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1contrair-se e encolher-se
airmailrpl
4inquieta/ansiosa e temente/servil
Isabel Maria Almeida
4"faz/torna nossa alma" humilde e submissa
Marcos Antonio
4amarfanhar e bajular
Henrique Magalhaes


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
inquieta/ansiosa e temente/servil


Explanation:
ajuda?


Isabel Maria Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 08:22
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigado, Isabel. Gostaria de saber a relação entre o franzir e encolher com inquietação e ansiedade. Isso me ajudaria a decidir pela sua resposta.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"faz/torna nossa alma" humilde e submissa


Explanation:
Sug.


- makes our soul pucker and cringe: faz/ torna nossa alma humilde e submissa

- pucker: (v)enrugar - franzir / (s) -franzimento - ruga
- cringe : curvar-se servilmente

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 04:22
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 60
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
contrair-se e encolher-se


Explanation:
puck.er
n 1 ruga, prega, dobra. 2 Coloq. perplexidade, embaraço. // vt+vi 1 franzir, enrugar, preguear. 2 franzir-se, enrugar-se. 3 contrair-se. pucker assed Vulg. bunda mole, medroso.

cringe
n lisonja servil, bajulação, adulação. // vi 1 encolher-se (de medo, dor ou repugnância). 2 bajular, lisonjear servilmente (para obter favores).

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 04:22
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Obrigado, airmailpl.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Artur Jorge Martins
8 days
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2 days 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
amarfanhar e bajular


Explanation:
'Amarfanhar' = to belittle, hurt the pride...'bajular' = to be servile

Henrique Magalhaes
Local time: 08:22
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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