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nos eleva a alma

English translation: lifts/raises our spirits

10:47 Sep 13, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Portuguese term or phrase: nos eleva a alma
Sabores, texturas e aromas dispersos unem-se numa história de riqueza que nos eleva a
alma.
Monica Merrill
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:29
English translation:lifts/raises our spirits
Explanation:
suggestion
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 22:29
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3lifts/raises our spirits
Verginia Ophof
4 +1raises our spirit
airmailrpl
3 +1makes our souls soar
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4exalts our soul
Vinicius Guerreiro
4awakens the soul/spirit
amarante dasilva
3(flavours etc) that make our spirits soar
Marian Vieyra


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
makes our souls soar


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vitor Pinteus
30 mins
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
raises our spirit


Explanation:
nos eleva a alma => raises our spirit

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Note added at 42 mins (2014-09-13 11:29:52 GMT)
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 01:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s
1 hr
neutral  Richard Purdom: spirit should be plural, since we do not share just one...
1 day 2 hrs
neutral  Pablo Julián Davis: Different connotation, and the example you give shows it: 'raising the spirit(s)' has to do with elevation of mood. Monica's passage does not have that sense.
1 day 6 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
lifts/raises our spirits


Explanation:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 22:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 87

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters: lifts (!)
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Katarina !
agree  Mario Freitas:
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Mario !
agree  Richard Purdom
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you Richard !
neutral  Pablo Julián Davis: To raise the spirits is to elevate the mood, not what Monica's passage is about.// I read the passage as about an elevation or exaltation of the soul, an ennobling effect, rather than the temporary issue of lifting one's mood.
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Interesting, and I see your point and agree. Many hits on it, mostly Biblical. Post it !
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
exalts our soul


Explanation:
According to the Cambridge Dictionary:
exalt - to raise someone to a higher rank or more powerful position


    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/exalt
Vinicius Guerreiro
Brazil
Local time: 01:29
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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1 day 23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(flavours etc) that make our spirits soar


Explanation:
Similar to Luciano, but 'souls soar' is a bit of a mouthful. That make our spirits soar gets across the idea of being uplifting and is idiomatic.

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
awakens the soul/spirit


Explanation:
flavours, texture and smells that awakens the soul/awakens the spirit

amarante dasilva
Canada
Local time: 00:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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