cometeu o equívoco que ataca os astros uma vez na vida
English translation: he was then victimized by something that all stars experience at least once during their careers
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| Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Profiles of football players | |||||||
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he committed the mistake that hits celebrities once in a lifetime Explanation: sugg. |
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43 mins confidence:
he was then victimized by something that all stars experience at least once during their careers Explanation: The most confusing thing here is that the "equívoco" in question is never defined. "Que ataca os astros uma vez na vida" suggests more of an inevitable victimization than the commission of an avoidable error (although "cometeu" does seem a bit confusing in this respect). In addition, I don't think "uma vez" is to be taken literally (i.e.,some stars might make the same mistake two or three times) and therefore "at least" is plausible here (and sounds more natural in English). I would also translate "vida" with "careers" because the frame of reference is obviously the career of this athlete (and not his broader "life in general"). As for the "também", it seems to suggest that the coach's suppression of his "killer instinct" was another misfortune in addition to the "equívoco que ataca os astros uma vez na vida," but which is never defined. Boa sorte. |
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made the common mistake that soccer stars make once in a lifetime Explanation: Fernando Mendes was a very good player, who attained European success with FC Porto. History shows that his move to Gijon was a rushed decision because Gijon did not have the same status and he did not adapt to the Spanish League as well as he thought he would. This kind of rushed decision seems to strike upon many soccer players after a good season. They try to get a new star contract and if not granted to them, they move to apparently good clubs to attain fame abroad. It often does not happen, which serves them a lesson, that's why it is once in a lifetime. He end up returning to FC Porto. |
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8 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1He made the (same) mistake made by all stars once in their lifetime Explanation: HE made the (same) mistake made by all stars once in their lifetime Explicação: I would say... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 minutos (2013-09-23 12:35:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The same mistake made by all football stars (UK), or soccer stars (USA) |
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| Reference: committed the mistake Reference information: Compare this result to the results of the Aronson study, which found that the stellar student was liked more when he committed the mistake of spilling coffee. Heroes: What They Do and Why We Need Them Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals. 2011, Oxford University Press According to Hernandez, Pales committed the mistake of accepting the proverbial dichotomy that supposedly divides Latin America: civilization and barbarism. The Numinous Site: The Poetry of Luis Palés Matos Julio Marzán, 1995, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press But subsequently the provost committed the mistake of allowing Charles to escape; and thereby everything was lost. Medieval France: A Companion to French Studies edited by Arthur Augustus Tille, Cambridge University Press, 2010 |
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