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universo mecânico

English translation: (a limited and) workaday world

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Portuguese term or phrase:universo mecânico
English translation:(a limited and) workaday world
Entered by: Nadja B Batdorf

15:56 Jun 19, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Surveying
Portuguese term or phrase: universo mecânico
Contexto:

Quando gostamos do que fazemos buscamos sempre realizar nossa atividade com dedicação.
Já quando apenas fazemos algo que somos pagos para fazer, permanecemos em um universo limitado e mecânico.

Acredito que a tradução não seja literal "mechanical universe". Neste caso creio que tenho que adaptar para a cultura norte americana. Alguma sugestão?

Obrigada!
Nadja B Batdorf
United States
Local time: 10:11
(a limited and) workaday world
Explanation:
workaday = mundane, commonplace, ordinary, prosaic
Selected response from:

Mark Robertson
Local time: 18:11
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2automatic and limited world
Isabela Mariano
5in a limited and mechanical world
airmailrpl
4do(ing) the things over and over again, mindlessly
Douglas Bissell
4mechanical/robotic universe
Marlene Curtis
4mundane world
telefpro
4(a limited and) workaday world
Mark Robertson
3automated world
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
do(ing) the things over and over again, mindlessly


Explanation:
Just a suggestion, many are possible

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mechanical/robotic universe


Explanation:

http://start.facemoods.com/results.php?s=mechanical universe...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 13:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 242
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mundane world


Explanation:
hope it helps

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-06-19 16:05:37 GMT)
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also routine wordl

telefpro
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(a limited and) workaday world


Explanation:
workaday = mundane, commonplace, ordinary, prosaic

Mark Robertson
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23
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Thanks!
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
automatic and limited world


Explanation:
nesse contexto:

permanecemos em um universo limitado e mecânico.

Isabela Mariano
Local time: 14:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BDeacon
1 hr
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
5 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
automated world


Explanation:
Suggestion...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
em um universo limitado e mecânico
in a limited and mechanical world


Explanation:
em um universo limitado e mecânico => in a limited and mechanical world

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 14:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 43
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