Dec 18, 2008 15:10
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Portuguese term
lance mão
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Music
Song lyric
Você tem razão
de correr assim
Desse frio, mas beija
Meu Rio de Janeiro
Antes que um aventureiro
**lance mão**
Not sure how to say this in this context...thanks in advance for any help!
de correr assim
Desse frio, mas beija
Meu Rio de Janeiro
Antes que um aventureiro
**lance mão**
Not sure how to say this in this context...thanks in advance for any help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | seize it |
Paul Dixon
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| 4 +2 | makes use of it |
Marlene Curtis
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| 5 | faça uso |
rhandler
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| 4 +1 | takes advantage of it |
Luiz Vasconcelos
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| 5 | takes it away from me |
Maria Eugenia Farre
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Proposed translations
+1
21 hrs
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
seize it
This springs to mind.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Paul, good suggestion. Thanks to everyone else for your ideas."
9 mins
faça uso
lançar mão = fazer uso
Frase famosa de D. João VI a seu filho Pedro, que veio a tornar-se imperador do Brasil e declarar sua independência: mandou-lhe que pegasse a coroa, antes que algum aventureiro dela lançasse mão.
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-12-18 15:20:29 GMT)
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Uses it, does ot (seria a tradução).
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-12-18 15:21:34 GMT)
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Typo: does it
Frase famosa de D. João VI a seu filho Pedro, que veio a tornar-se imperador do Brasil e declarar sua independência: mandou-lhe que pegasse a coroa, antes que algum aventureiro dela lançasse mão.
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-12-18 15:20:29 GMT)
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Uses it, does ot (seria a tradução).
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-12-18 15:21:34 GMT)
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Typo: does it
+2
8 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
32
makes use of it
Sug.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/portuguese-english/lançar
As "resort to" doesn't fit it in the context, perhaps "to make use of" could be an option.
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Note added at 17 mins (2008-12-18 15:27:49 GMT)
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I should think so Amy, unless Rio de Janeiro has a different meaning in the context.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/portuguese-english/lançar
As "resort to" doesn't fit it in the context, perhaps "to make use of" could be an option.
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Note added at 17 mins (2008-12-18 15:27:49 GMT)
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I should think so Amy, unless Rio de Janeiro has a different meaning in the context.
Note from asker:
| The "it" being Rio de Janeiro? Just want to be sure. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gilmar Fernandes
: Yes. As you can see I'm still learning Brazilian idiomatic expressions. I was off...thinking it was the same as "abrir mão"
14 mins
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Thanks Gilmar!
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| agree |
Fernanda Abreu
: I agree with this definition. Seems the best one considering the context.
20 hrs
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+1
1 hr
Luiz Vasconcelos
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Striving for excellence
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
takes advantage of it
Esse é o sentido
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Fernanda Abreu
: That is another option in case you might think the other option doesn't mesh well with what you translated
19 hrs
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Valeu, Fernanda!
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5 hrs
Maria Eugenia Farre
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Senior Interpreter English Portuguese
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese, and 2 more.
takes it away from me
I was thinking of take hold of, seize/take possession of, but here I think Vinicius is afraid some malandro is going to take the city away from him.
I think this is the true sense here.
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Note added at 5 horas (2008-12-18 20:32:48 GMT)
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He equates Rio with a woman, kiss her before somebody else takes my lover away from me...
I think this is the true sense here.
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Note added at 5 horas (2008-12-18 20:32:48 GMT)
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He equates Rio with a woman, kiss her before somebody else takes my lover away from me...
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