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palcos do cotidiano

English translation: everyday scenes

14:04 Jun 29, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Architecture / educação superior
Portuguese term or phrase: palcos do cotidiano
eu gostaria de saber se há uma expressão correspondente a essa ou se devo verter literalmente. O contexto é: "...deixaram de ser palcos do cotidiano para se tornarem protagonistas." Como eu deveria verter?
Vânia Corrêa
Local time: 22:41
English translation:everyday scenes
Explanation:
...(are) no longer everyday scenes to become (the) protagonists.
Acho que dependendo do resto do contexto, o "the" atrás de "protagonists" pode fazer falta (depende se estamos a falar de protagonistas gerais ou de alguém em particular).
Em vez de "protagonists" pode optar por "the main/ leading/ principal/ major characters".
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Vitor Pinteus
Portugal
Local time: 02:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4everyday scenes
Vitor Pinteus
4stages of everyday life
airmailrpl
4are no longer supporting actors, and become protagonists
Mario Freitas


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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
everyday scenes


Explanation:
...(are) no longer everyday scenes to become (the) protagonists.
Acho que dependendo do resto do contexto, o "the" atrás de "protagonists" pode fazer falta (depende se estamos a falar de protagonistas gerais ou de alguém em particular).
Em vez de "protagonists" pode optar por "the main/ leading/ principal/ major characters".

Vitor Pinteus
Portugal
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Martins
17 mins
agree  Margarida Ataide
34 mins
agree  Dr Lofthouse
21 hrs
agree  Richard Purdom
1 day 6 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stages of everyday life


Explanation:
palcos do cotidiano => stages of everyday life

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-06-29 15:13:35 GMT)
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Sociology - About ...
www.sociology.about.com › Education › Sociology › Sociological Works
According to Goffman, social interaction may be likened to a theater, and people in everyday life to actors on a stage, each playing a variety of roles.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 72
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
are no longer supporting actors, and become protagonists


Explanation:
Na falta da participação da Vânia a discussão, fica a dúvida quanto ao sujeito da frase.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 55
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