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Shylock

Portuguese translation: (abordagem) impiedosa

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English term or phrase:Shylock approach
Portuguese translation:(abordagem) impiedosa
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

03:34 Mar 1, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Shylock
Transport Agency accused of taking 'Shylock' approach

Ross Dunlop, one of a five-member board of inquiry appointed by the Government to make a final decision by June on what is proposed as the country's largest transport undertaking, said the agency seemed to be taking "a Shylock approach of not a penny less or a penny more - down to the last decimal point of open space".

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objecti...
Marcella S.
New Zealand
Local time: 05:51
(abordagem) impiedosa
Explanation:
É evidente que o texto faz referência à personagem do Mercador de Veneza que se caracterizava por ser um usurário duro e um credor impiedoso. No caso vertente, parece-me que o adjectivo "impiedoso" será mais pertinente...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:51
Grading comment
Muito obrigada Teresa
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1avarento, forreta
Nick Taylor
3 +2agiota - ganancioso - desonesto
Ana Lessa
4 +1(abordagem) impiedosa
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4Shylock
Ivan Rocha, CT


Discussion entries: 5





  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shylock
avarento, forreta


Explanation:
avarento, forreta

Example sentence(s):
  • The play introduces a greedy and mercenary man, Shylock, whose actions lead to severe consequences for him; many would say he deserved everything that happened

    Reference: http://www.exampleessays.com/essay_search/Shylock.html
Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

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agree  Leonor Machado
2 hrs
  -> thanks Leonor
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shylock
agiota - ganancioso - desonesto


Explanation:
shy·lock (shlk) Offensive
n.A ruthless moneylender; a loan shark.
intr.v. shy·locked, shy·lock·ing, shy·locks
To lend money at exorbitant interest rates.

[After Shylock, the ruthless Jewish usurer in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.]

"aquele que empresta dinheiro a taxas de juros exorbitantes".




    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shylock
Ana Lessa
Brazil
Local time: 14:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
  -> thanks Marlene ;)
agree  Lais Leite: agiota
8 days
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shylock
(abordagem) impiedosa


Explanation:
É evidente que o texto faz referência à personagem do Mercador de Veneza que se caracterizava por ser um usurário duro e um credor impiedoso. No caso vertente, parece-me que o adjectivo "impiedoso" será mais pertinente...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 116
Grading comment
Muito obrigada Teresa

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agree  Claudio Mazotti: gostei...
28 mins
  -> Obrigada, Claudio!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
shylock
Shylock


Explanation:
Eu preservaria o original, não apenas por se tratar de um nome próprio, mas porque não se pode subestimar a inteligência do leitor-alvo, o qual devemos presumir saber acerca do personagem shakespeareano.

Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 23
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