que escapa pela fresta de um dique

English translation: that flows through the breach of a dyke

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Portuguese term or phrase:	que escapa pela fresta de um dique
English translation:	that flows through the breach of a dyke
Entered by:	Nick Taylor

21:03 Jun 16, 2013

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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / article on art in Brazil

Portuguese term or phrase: que escapa pela fresta de um dique

Hi everyone,

I am translating an article entitled, "Motion through the center. Notes on contemporary art scene in Midwestern Brazil since 2000."
(The title is in English). The phrase appears in the final passage of the article:

A delicadeza nessas obras é desconcertante e, como tende toda a delicadeza, ela transborda em generosidade. Esses artistas produzem um exercício poético da generosidade, não da generosidade como benevolência disposição daquele indulgente, nem como uma espécie de qualidade moral, mas a generosidade como esse olhar que, mesmo frente ao ínfimo, transborda, como um uma torrente **que escapa pela fresta de um dique**. Muito mais há de verter.

I have read that 'fresta' is 'interstice' in English, but to refer to the interstice of a dyke seems pretty obscure. Does the Portuguese sound obscure too? Or might there be a more natural translation?

Thanks for your help!

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that flows through the breach of a dyke

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that flows through the breach of a dyke

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Water flows through Manitoba dike breach
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/05/14/mb-d...

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which escapes through the crack/ gap/ breach

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like a flood that leaks through a crack in a dike . . .

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that flows through the breach of a dyke

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which escapes through the crack/ gap/ breach

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like a flood that leaks through a crack in a dike . . .

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like a flood that leaks through a crack in a dike . . .

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that flows through the breach of a dyke

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