que ainda mantém você um tanto no porão da vida

16:31 Sep 27, 2015
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: que ainda mantém você um tanto no porão da vida
Contexo:

Quem sabe seria o caso de buscar um bom profissional em psicologia ou aconselhamento, para retirar você de um estado emocional ou comportamental que ainda mantém você um tanto no porão da vida.

Muita Obrigada,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 11:11


Summary of answers provided
4 +1which still keeps you somewhat in the dark side of life
Mario Freitas
3 +1which still keeps/continues to keep you down (on yourself)
David Hollywood
3which/that still keeps you in the basement of life
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
3that stills keeps you so much gloomy
Gisela Park


  

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which/that still keeps you in the basement of life


Explanation:
Basement of life parece ter o mesmo significado: https://www.google.cz/search?q=porão da vida&oq=porão da vid...

Being coloured is like being born in the basement of life - with the door to the light locked and barred

Now that we've crashed through the junk-filled basement of life's common difficulties, it's time to ice the cake by giving you a few more ideas about how to take .

Be assured that Satan wants us to live down in the basement of life.

A expressão é nova para mim tanto em português quanto em inglês.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
which still keeps/continues to keep you down (on yourself)


Explanation:
couple of ideas

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-09-27 18:33:47 GMT)
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or: which still prevents you from getting out of the hole

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-09-27 18:57:03 GMT)
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or in a more positive vein: which still keeps you from enjoying life

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-09-27 19:02:53 GMT)
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this is metaphorical, so a fair amount of leeway allowed in the translation: which still keeps you in the pits of life etc. let's see what others have to say ...

David Hollywood
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  Verginia Ophof: I like : which still keeps you (somewhat) in the pits
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
which still keeps you somewhat in the dark side of life


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Verginia Ophof
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  -> Thank you, Ginny!
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that stills keeps you so much gloomy


Explanation:
suggestion

Gisela Park
Brazil
Local time: 12:11
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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