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He observed great cleanliness

Portuguese translation: era extemamente asseado..

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English term or phrase:He observed great cleanliness
Portuguese translation:era extemamente asseado..
Entered by: airmailrpl

14:11 Dec 9, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Anthropology
English term or phrase: He observed great cleanliness
He wanted to carry his clothes in the fashion of a monk, went every morning and evening to a
Buddhist chapel. He observed great cleanliness, did not want to play with other children,
and wanted to become a monk and to wear a monk’s robe.
Nicole L. R.
Ireland
Local time: 20:41
era extemamente asseado
Explanation:
he observed great cleanliness => era extemamente asseado

asseado
Significado de Asseado

adj. Limpo, claro.
Apurado, esmerado

O pé(zão) e a mão(zona)..
Pedrinho era extremamente asseado, principalmente com seu tênis, que tanto amava e necessitava. A causa-motora dessa sua fixação pelo tênis ...
www.66.228.120.252/cronicas/2156621

Clube de Leitura: Novembro 2009
2 nov. 2009 ... Era um coelho extremamente asseado. Tinha lá o seu sítio de recolhimento e fez questão de nunca deixar noutro lado aquelas bolinhas pretas e ...
oficinadaslinguas-clubedeleitura.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html
http://www.dicio.com.br/asseado/
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:41
Grading comment
Gostei muito dessa opção. Obrigada.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2ele empenhava-se ao máximo em sua limpeza/em manter-se limpo
Marlene Curtis
5 +1era extemamente asseado
airmailrpl
4 +1mantinha-se bem limpo
Silvia Aquino
4zelou por grande limpeza
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he observed great cleanliness
zelou por grande limpeza


Explanation:
Em PT(pt), diria assim, espero que seja útil...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 20:41
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he observed great cleanliness
mantinha-se bem limpo


Explanation:
Parece ser este o sentido.

Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Local time: 16:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ghostwriter-BR: Não parece. É.
21 mins
  -> Obrigada, ghostwriter-BR!
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
he observed great cleanliness
ele empenhava-se ao máximo em sua limpeza/em manter-se limpo


Explanation:
Usaria verbo no imperfeito, pois trata-se de um hábito prolongado no passado.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:41
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado
13 mins
  -> Grata Leonor!
agree  airmailrpl: ele empenhava-se ao máximo em manter-se limpo
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he observed great cleanliness
era extemamente asseado


Explanation:
he observed great cleanliness => era extemamente asseado

asseado
Significado de Asseado

adj. Limpo, claro.
Apurado, esmerado

O pé(zão) e a mão(zona)..
Pedrinho era extremamente asseado, principalmente com seu tênis, que tanto amava e necessitava. A causa-motora dessa sua fixação pelo tênis ...
www.66.228.120.252/cronicas/2156621

Clube de Leitura: Novembro 2009
2 nov. 2009 ... Era um coelho extremamente asseado. Tinha lá o seu sítio de recolhimento e fez questão de nunca deixar noutro lado aquelas bolinhas pretas e ...
oficinadaslinguas-clubedeleitura.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html
http://www.dicio.com.br/asseado/

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
Gostei muito dessa opção. Obrigada.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Maciel
16 mins
  -> agradeço
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