Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
falava de forma anasalada
English translation:
spoke with a nasal twang
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Jun 14, 2011 09:37
12 yrs ago
Portuguese term
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
falava de forma anasalada
Portuguese to English
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Portugal
O depoente atendeu e falou com uma pessoa, do sexo masculino, que falava de forma anasalada e que lhe referiu que só queria falar com a Maria.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | spoke with a nasal twang |
Nick Taylor
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| 5 +2 | in a nasal tone of voice |
Mark Robertson
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| 5 | spoke in a nasal manner |
Rute Fidalgo
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| 3 | possessing/having/speaking with a nasal voice |
Simone Wood (X)
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Proposed translations
55 mins
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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spoke with a nasal twang
spoke with a nasal twang
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many good answers. I like the use of "twang" here, although I must admit my reactoin is subjective. Mike "
+2
2 mins
Mark Robertson
Native in English
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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44
in a nasal tone of voice
HIH
Peer comment(s):
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Claudio Mazotti
20 mins
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| agree |
Verginia Ophof
11 hrs
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| neutral |
Muriel Vasconcellos
: Nasalization is different from tone. 'In a nasal voice' would be OK. Nasalization is created by shaping the articulatory organs; tone is created by raising or lowering the voice.
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1. In this context, tone merely means the quality or character of a sound, so I do not get your point.b 2. But tone is not just a technical term and I did not use it as such. Check out any good EN dictionary. 3. Who mentioned nasalization anyway?
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Rute Fidalgo
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
United Kingdom
English to Portuguese Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
spoke in a nasal manner
also nasally
1 hr
possessing/having/speaking with a nasal voice
"A nasal voice is a type of speaking voice characterized by speech with a "nasal" quality to it. It can also occur naturally because of genetic variation. In vocal context, the opposite of nasal is adenoidal or denasal." source: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_voice
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