15:49 Apr 26, 2020 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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5 +1 | they need to chew the fat |
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4 | cultivate confidence |
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4 | Crackling of the tongue in the air |
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1 | Clicking their tongues in the air |
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Clicking their tongues in the air Explanation: Literally, it would mean something like "click the tongue in the air". For meaning, I would say that it means "talking without depth". The verb "estalar" is in infinitive because it is a locução verbal with the verb "Precisar", which is cojugated (precisam estalar). Another possible expression in Portuguese is "jogar conversa fora", but I can't think of a good translation for that. |
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they need to chew the fat Explanation: they need to chew the fat |
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cultivate confidence Explanation: Literally, it means "snap your tongue in the air". I am brazilian and I have never heard this expression before, but in the context, it means be close to each other, talk about each one's weaknesses and cultivate confidence among friends. About the term "chegarem" I guess it is written wrongly, just as "adentrarem". The correct sentence would be "chegar a um palmo do coração do outro mas não adentrar". |
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Crackling of the tongue in the air Explanation: IMO the coma in this case is used to divide the sentence in to two different ideas |
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