broad sweeps and emphatic dabs

Portuguese translation: pinceladas amplas e salpicadas enfáticas

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English term or phrase:broad sweeps and emphatic dabs
Portuguese translation:pinceladas amplas e salpicadas enfáticas
Entered by: Iara Fino Silva

11:04 Jul 21, 2015
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / texto sobre arte
English term or phrase: broad sweeps and emphatic dabs
The new, forlorn Rembrandt would load his brush and apply the thick oil paint to his canvas in broad sweeps and emphatic dabs.
Iara Fino Silva
Local time: 17:48
pinceladas amplas e salpicadas enfáticas
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Danik 2014
Brazil
Grading comment
Obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2pinceladas amplas e salpicadas enfáticas
Danik 2014
5 +1pinceladas amplas e pinceladas batidas (enfáticas)
Nick Taylor
4curvas amplas e pinceladas fortes
Stephania Matousek (X)
3pinceladas corridas/ao correr da mão, e outras mais acentuadas/carregadas
Ana Vozone


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
curvas amplas e pinceladas fortes


Explanation:
Sugestão

Stephania Matousek (X)
France
Local time: 22:48
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pinceladas amplas e salpicadas enfáticas


Explanation:
Sugestão

Danik 2014
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Sim, se o autor usou dois termos diferentes, o tradutor deve fazer o mesmo.
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mario! "Dab" realmente não é muito fácil de traduzir!

agree  António Ribeiro
11 hrs
  -> Obrigada, ajarbr!
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pinceladas amplas e pinceladas batidas (enfáticas)


Explanation:
pinceladas amplas e pinceladas batidas (enfáticas)

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Note added at 57 mins (2015-07-21 12:01:39 GMT)
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Place des Lices - 1904
Observamos na obra as cores muito vivas, pinceladas "batidas" formando os desenhos. Não há formas totalmente definidas.

Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hari Cavalcante: pinceladas amplas e batidas
2 hrs
  -> Thanks hari - sounds much better
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pinceladas corridas/ao correr da mão, e outras mais acentuadas/carregadas


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão!

Example sentence(s):
  • mas depois de alguns instantes de contemplação leva a crer que é um quadro com pinceladas corridas, onde se vê uma fonte com uma escultura ao centro
Ana Vozone
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 47
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