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Sit, Jack, sit!

Portuguese translation: Senta, Jack, senta!

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English term or phrase:Sit, Jack, sit!
Portuguese translation:Senta, Jack, senta!
Entered by: Oliver Simões

13:45 Jun 11, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / adult romance novel
English term or phrase: Sit, Jack, sit!
I leaned down, reached for his collar, and tugged him away from her. “Sit, Jack, sit!”
With reluctance, Jack obeyed.

"Sente-se, Jack, sente-se!" parece muito pomposo para dizer a um cachorro. O que os colegas sugerem? Talvez algo menos formal.

A tradução é para PT-Br.
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 02:06
senta, Jack, senta!
Explanation:
:) Comando muito usado
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Clauwolf
Local time: 06:06
Grading comment
Obrigado, Clauwolf.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3senta, Jack, senta!
Clauwolf
3Sentado, Jack! Já sentado!
Ana Vozone


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sit, jack, sit!
Sentado, Jack! Já sentado!


Explanation:
Em PT-PT diz-se assim...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 10:06
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 216
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sit, jack, sit!
senta, Jack, senta!


Explanation:
:) Comando muito usado

Clauwolf
Local time: 06:06
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 280
Grading comment
Obrigado, Clauwolf.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Almeida
1 hr
  -> obrigado
agree  Paulo Gasques
13 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  expressisverbis: É o que se usa por cá também.
1 day 7 hrs
  -> obrigado
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