...ator brasileiro é um suicida; ele se lambuza no personagem.

English translation: ... the Brazilian actor takes all the risks;he overplays the character.

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Portuguese term or phrase:...ator brasileiro é um suicida; ele se lambuza no personagem.
English translation:... the Brazilian actor takes all the risks;he overplays the character.
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

20:33 May 1, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / minibiografias e correlat
Portuguese term or phrase: ...ator brasileiro é um suicida; ele se lambuza no personagem.
O... personagem. Ele não tem método, não trabalha se defendendo.
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... the Brazilian actor takes all the risks;he overplays the character.
Explanation:
The Brazilian actor is not afraid of taking all the risks involved in acting, he overplays the characters.

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Note added at 52 minutos (2013-05-01 21:25:40 GMT)
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to overplay the character = exagerar na interpretação do personagem.
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Marlene Curtis
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Local time: 10:50
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4 +2... the Brazilian actor takes all the risks;he overplays the character.
Marlene Curtis
4The Brazilian actor is on a hiding to nothing, he just daubs himself in the character(isation)
Nick Taylor


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The Brazilian actor is on a hiding to nothing, he just daubs himself in the character(isation)


Explanation:
The Brazilian actor is on a hiding to nothing, he just daubs himself in the character(isation)

Nick Taylor
Local time: 15:50
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
... the Brazilian actor takes all the risks;he overplays the character.


Explanation:
The Brazilian actor is not afraid of taking all the risks involved in acting, he overplays the characters.

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Note added at 52 minutos (2013-05-01 21:25:40 GMT)
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to overplay the character = exagerar na interpretação do personagem.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 269
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Asker: 4


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