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veículo portador de um desejo

English translation: a wishing well

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Portuguese term or phrase:veículo portador de um desejo
English translation:a wishing well
Entered by: Nick Taylor

20:46 Nov 14, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Portuguese term or phrase: veículo portador de um desejo
Esta é a idéia de museu que nos interessa. Uma idéia força, veículo portador de um desejo, de um sonho materializado em forma, a serviço do Homem e das relações humanas.
Nicole L. R.
Ireland
Local time: 05:33
a wishing well
Explanation:
a wishing well
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 05:33
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3 +2a wishing well
Nick Taylor
4a vehicle for a desire
Gerard Burns Jr.


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a wishing well


Explanation:
a wishing well

Nick Taylor
Local time: 05:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  riafontes: I like this one. The poetic context calls for something like this
38 mins
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Katarina Peters: nice!
2 hrs
  -> cheers
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a vehicle for a desire


Explanation:
There could be less cliched metaphor, but this is a standard use of "vehicle" in Englsish

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Note added at 26 mins (2010-11-14 21:13:54 GMT)
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I would incorporate my suggestion (a bit poetically) as follows:

That is the concept of a museum that interests us. An idea with force, a vehicle for a desire, a dream taking shape and substance, a service to mankind and to the relations between us.


Example sentence(s):
  • "Disney promotes itself as a vehicle for the dreams of children," organizer Charles Kernag reflected.
  • It is more than a business, it is the vehicle for the dreams of tens of thousands of people. If you need a hand, let me know
Gerard Burns Jr.
United States
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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