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in the zone

Portuguese translation: em alfa

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English term or phrase:in the zone
Portuguese translation:em alfa
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

07:34 Oct 25, 2017
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: in the zone
"It’s like you have superhuman abilities. Athletes call it being 'in the zone', when you seem to do everything right."


Obrigado!
maucet
Brazil
Local time: 08:40
em alfa
Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão em PT(pt)
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 12:40
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2em alfa
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +1na zona de alto desempenho
Matheus Chaud
4 +1(estar) no auge / em alta / com tudo
Mario Freitas
4num estado de atenção altamente focada
airmailrpl
4na crista da onda
Oliver Simões
3no estado de superação
jorges
Summary of reference entries provided
Já respondido no Proz
Ana Vozone

  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
em alfa


Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão em PT(pt)

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 116
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  HassanBiolchini
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Hassan!
agree  Margarida Ataide
11 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Margarida!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in the zone
na zona de alto desempenho


Explanation:

https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=zone
in the zone = In a state of focused attention or energy so that one's performance is enhanced

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Rezende
46 mins
  -> Obrigado, Jane!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(estar) no auge / em alta / com tudo


Explanation:
Creio que uma expressão comum seria o mais indicado aqui.
Quanto um atleta está no auge, em alta ou está com tudo tem o mesmo significado, ou seja, está dando tudo certo para ele.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64

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agree  Paulo Gasques
13 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
num estado de atenção altamente focada


Explanation:
in the zone => num estado de atenção altamente focada

in the zone - definition of in the zone by the Free Online Dictionary ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/in the zone‎
Idiom: in the zone. Informal In a state of focused attention or energy so that one's performance is enhanced: a goalie who was in the zone throughout the playoffs ...

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 08:40
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 47
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no estado de superação


Explanation:
promovendo a superação

jorges
Local time: 12:40
PRO pts in category: 6
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
na crista da onda


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão...

Na crista da onda: No auge da carreira, de bem com a vida, cheio de dinheiro. (Dicionário Informal)


    Reference: http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/na+crista+da+onda/
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 04:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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Reference comments


52 mins
Reference: Já respondido no Proz

Reference information:
Aqui ficam mais algumas sugestões.

https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_portuguese/poetry_lite...

Ana Vozone
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 82
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