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Between a rock and a watery place

Portuguese translation: entre o lago e a montanha (ou a montanha e o lago)

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English term or phrase:Between a rock and a watery place
Portuguese translation:entre o lago e a montanha (ou a montanha e o lago)
Entered by: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

18:37 Feb 16, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Tourism
English term or phrase: Between a rock and a watery place
Alguem tem alguma sugestao inspiradora para este título?

Crazy Daisy, Zell am See – Between a rock and a watery place
Follow the Salzach River for less than an hour and you’ll discover this quintessential Austrian town, sandwiched between the bottle-green Zeller See lake and glittering Schmittenhöhe mountain.

A tradução literal nao cai bem de jeito nenhum....

EN - PT_BR

Obrigada!
Nadja B Batdorf
United States
Local time: 11:57
entre o lago e a montanha (ou a montanha e o lago)
Explanation:
prefiro entre o lago e a montanha

Espero que ajude.
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 20:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5entre o lago e a montanha (ou a montanha e o lago)
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
5entre água mole e pedra dura
petermartins
3entre a pedra e a lagoa
Nick Taylor


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
between a rock and a watery place
entre o lago e a montanha (ou a montanha e o lago)


Explanation:
prefiro entre o lago e a montanha

Espero que ajude.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 20:57
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 68
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Asker: Thanks!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Aquino
3 mins
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Coqueiro: prefiro *entre lago e montanha*, mas de qualquer jeito um lugar bonito! Talvez melhor: entre àguas e montanhas
37 mins
  -> Obrigado!
agree  connie leite: também prefiro entre ''o lago e a montanha''
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
13 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
agree  MariaFilomena
16 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
between a rock and a watery place
entre a pedra e a lagoa


Explanation:
entre a pedra e a lagoa

Nick Taylor
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
between a rock and a watery place
entre água mole e pedra dura


Explanation:
O início da frase remete para a expressão "between a rock and a hard place". O jogo semântico existe porque a expressão é muito conhecida, e o valor literário que ela possui é transferido para o texto publicitário e subsequentemente para o objecto publicitado. Se o propósito último é esse, eu não teria receio em utilizar outra expressão em português e construir o mesmo jogo.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-02-16 22:08:31 GMT)
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My 5 cents. …oh no, given the word count that’ll be 7.30€ please. Just kidding!



petermartins
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nick Taylor: good try but I dont think these expressions cross linguistic borders at all well, my choice would be to forget it! Just my opinion :-)
18 mins
  -> I don’t think it’s about translating an expression but rather getting the consumers’ attention with some kind of pun or word play. But that’s my Designer’s side talking out loud.
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