Her stomach dropped to her knees

Portuguese translation: ela ficou com o coração nas mãos / co o coração apertado (Pt-Pt)

00:13 Apr 30, 2016
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
English term or phrase: Her stomach dropped to her knees
The sentence is describing someone nervous to do something. Is there an equivalent in Portuguese?
Naiara Zanuzzo
Brazil
Local time: 13:27
Portuguese translation:ela ficou com o coração nas mãos / co o coração apertado (Pt-Pt)
Explanation:
Conversando é que a gente se entende



https://books.google.pt/books?isbn=8580440122 - Translate this page

NÉLSON CUNHA MELLO - 2011 - ‎Self-Help
Ex.: Ficou com o coração na boca ao saber que seria transferido para outra cidade. Com o coração na mão – O mesmo sentido de “Com o coração apertado” ...
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Leonor Machado
Local time: 16:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7ela ficou com o coração nas mãos / co o coração apertado (Pt-Pt)
Leonor Machado
3 +1ficou com um nó na garganta
Danik 2014
4tava mais nervosa que peru em véspera de Natal
Matheus Chaud
3ela começou a suar frio
Carlos Roberto de Carvalho Júnior


Discussion entries: 5





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
her stomach dropped to her knees
ela ficou com o coração nas mãos / co o coração apertado (Pt-Pt)


Explanation:
Conversando é que a gente se entende



https://books.google.pt/books?isbn=8580440122 - Translate this page

NÉLSON CUNHA MELLO - 2011 - ‎Self-Help
Ex.: Ficou com o coração na boca ao saber que seria transferido para outra cidade. Com o coração na mão – O mesmo sentido de “Com o coração apertado” ...

Leonor Machado
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
36 mins
  -> Obg Paulinho

agree  Danik 2014
1 hr
  -> Obg Danik

agree  Mario Freitas: Em Pt-Br também. Idem.
2 hrs
  -> Obg Mário

agree  Claudio Mazotti
6 hrs
  -> Obg Cláudio

agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: Boa também em PT-BR.
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada

agree  expressisverbis
9 hrs
  -> Obrigada

agree  ferreirac
12 hrs
  -> Obrigada
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
her stomach dropped to her knees
ela começou a suar frio


Explanation:
Apenas uma sugestão para evitar o uso da palavra coração


    Reference: http://dicionariocriativo.com.br/expressoes/aflição/dolorime...
Carlos Roberto de Carvalho Júnior
Brazil
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
her stomach dropped to her knees
ficou com um nó na garganta


Explanation:
"It is the same as the English saying, which means to be nervous or anxious, but that is not what "my stomach dropped" means. It means that you felt a sudden dread that left you feeling week or maybe even queasy. You would have butterflies in your stomach before asking someone out on a date or before going on stage, but your stomach would drop if someone told you your child had been kidnapped or the stock market had completely collapsed."
http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/5934/how-would-you-say-th...

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

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  expressisverbis
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Sandra!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
her stomach dropped to her knees
tava mais nervosa que peru em véspera de Natal


Explanation:
Sugestão (provavelmente inútil)

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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