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dwarfs

Portuguese translation: que ele deixa para trás (e que se vão tornando pequenos)

03:06 Jan 13, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
English term or phrase: dwarfs
A frase toda é a seguinte:

The draft horse strains forward against its hauling cables, as do the human workers that it dwarfs, with the kind of exaggerated effort that will become a commonplace in strip cartoons.

Obrigado!
Mabre
Local time: 23:47
Portuguese translation:que ele deixa para trás (e que se vão tornando pequenos)
Explanation:

Much depends on the struggle for moral and political cohesion led by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who is trying to manage institutional problems that dwarf anything seen in Mexico in recent years.


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Muito depende da luta por coesão moral e política liderada pelo presidente Fernando Henrique, que está tentando administrar problemas institucionais que deixam muito para trás qualquer coisa vista no México em anos recentes.

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Leonor Machado
Local time: 03:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4que ele deixa para trás (e que se vão tornando pequenos)
Leonor Machado
5 +1... que ele apequena,
Heloísa Ferdinandt


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
... que ele apequena,


Explanation:
O cavalo é um gigante em relação aos humanos.


Heloísa Ferdinandt
United States
Local time: 19:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mauro Lando: certo, it dwarfs, figuradamente que comparado a seu (do cavalo) tamanho, parecem anões
9 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mauro. Exatamente isso: A altura (e musculatura) avantajada do cavalo de trabalho faz os trabalhadores parecerem anões.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
que ele deixa para trás (e que se vão tornando pequenos)


Explanation:

Much depends on the struggle for moral and political cohesion led by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who is trying to manage institutional problems that dwarf anything seen in Mexico in recent years.


normangall.com



Muito depende da luta por coesão moral e política liderada pelo presidente Fernando Henrique, que está tentando administrar problemas institucionais que deixam muito para trás qualquer coisa vista no México em anos recentes.



Leonor Machado
Local time: 03:47
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victor Santos
3 hrs
  -> Obg Victor
agree  Jorge Freire
6 hrs
  -> Obg Jorge
agree  Margarida Ataide
8 hrs
  -> Obrigada
agree  Marlene Curtis
9 hrs
  -> Obg Marlene
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