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tem mãe com história

English translation: has a mother with a story (of her own)

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Portuguese term or phrase:tem mãe com história
English translation:has a mother with a story (of her own)
Entered by: airmailrpl

21:36 Apr 26, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Portuguese term or phrase: tem mãe com história
Além do pai famoso, que morreu em 2000, Justin tem mãe com história. E que história.

Estou buscando a forma mais idiomática de traduzir isso.

Obrigada desde já pelas sugestões.
PaulaEsp
Local time: 18:32
has a mother with a story (of her own)
Explanation:
tem mãe com história => has a mother with a story (of her own)
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 20:32
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1...mother's has a history of her own
Pedro Vieira
4 +2has a mother with a story (of her own)
airmailrpl
5Justine's mother "is definitely not outdone"
Nick Taylor
4 +1Has a mother with quite some history herself.
David Hollywood
4Justin's mother has also led a fascinating life
Richard Purdom
4...Justin's mother has her own story to tell.
Lara Barnett
3mother has a storied past
T o b i a s


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
...mother's has a history of her own


Explanation:
Essa é uma situação em que é melhor usar outras palavras para dizer a mesma coisa, já que a estrutura da frase não se acomoda bem à gramática em inglês. Eu recomendaria traduzir a frase inteira da seguinte forma, entre outras: "Aside from his father, deceased in 2000, Justin's mother also has a history of her own; and what a history it is."

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Nota: eu acidentalmente adicionei um 's à expressão-título da resposta; o certo é "...mother has a history of her own".

Pedro Vieira
Brazil
Local time: 20:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carolyn Oliveira
15 mins
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
has a mother with a story (of her own)


Explanation:
tem mãe com história => has a mother with a story (of her own)

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 20:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Edwards-Buarque
7 hrs
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agree  Matheus Chaud
1 day 3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Justine's mother "is definitely not outdone"


Explanation:
Justine's mother "is definitely not outdone"

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"Com história. E que história".

Nick Taylor
Local time: 00:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Has a mother with quite some history herself.


Explanation:
And what a history/trajectory it is!

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or: with quite some history of her own

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or: Has a mother with quite a trajectory of her own behind her. And what a trajectory i

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meant to put: trajectory (it is)!

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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-04-27 03:25:02 GMT)
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or: has a mother with quite a track record. And what a track it is!

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so many wys to do this so up to you to decide

David Hollywood
Local time: 20:32
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
23 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Justin's mother has also led a fascinating life


Explanation:
suggestion

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of: English
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...Justin's mother has her own story to tell.


Explanation:
This commonly used expression has quite an an English flow IMO.


Example sentence(s):
  • "Justin Bieber's Mom HAS HER OWN STORY TO TELL"
  • ""In telling my story, I leave out my sister. SHE HAS HER OWN STORY TO TELL, and it's not my place to tell it."

    Reference: http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Justin-Biebers-Mom-Ha...
    https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iV2piwYiwTUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+interventionist&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=has%20her%20o
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mother has a storied past


Explanation:
Justin's mother has a storied past. And what a story.

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https://exploresideways.com/foodie-focus-carolyn-martin-from...


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correction:
... Justin's mother also has a storied past.

T o b i a s
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