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a sete chaves

French translation: (gardé) religieusement

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Portuguese term or phrase:a sete chaves
French translation:(gardé) religieusement
Entered by: Sindia Alves

21:35 May 18, 2017
Portuguese to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Descrição
Portuguese term or phrase: a sete chaves
Numa descrição de um novo empreendimento/condomínio, muitas expressões idiomáticas são usadas, inclusive esta:
"Um segredo guardado a sete chaves".

Percebo bem a expressão mas escapa-me a tradução certa...

Alguma ideia?
Sindia Alves
Portugal
Local time: 04:07
(gardé) religieusement
Explanation:
Sugg.
Selected response from:

Gil Costa
Portugal
Local time: 04:07
Grading comment
Obrigada Gil!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3(gardé) religieusement
Gil Costa
4 +1bien gardé
Nathalie Tomaz
4 -1segredo bem guardado
Fernando Lopes


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(gardé) religieusement


Explanation:
Sugg.

Gil Costa
Portugal
Local time: 04:07
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Obrigada Gil!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nathalie Tomaz
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado; Nathalie!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
agree  Diogo Bessa
12 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Diogo!
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
segredo bem guardado


Explanation:
fechado a sete chaves significa "segredo bem guardado" ou algo que não se quer ou não convém divulgar.

Example sentence(s):
  • solução "guardadada sete chaves"; resolução "guardadada sete chaves";
Fernando Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 04:07
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Viviane ABREU DE MATOS
7 hrs
disagree  Nathalie Tomaz: o colega apenas deu um sinónimo e não uma tradução
8 hrs
disagree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: PT-FR...
9 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bien gardé


Explanation:
un secret bien gardé

Nathalie Tomaz
France
Local time: 05:07
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian Pierre Kasper
8 hrs
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