Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
feito
English translation:
like/similar to/-like
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Apr 24, 2020 14:33
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Portuguese term
feito
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
I keep seeing this construction throughout the text I'm translating, "feito x" where x is a noun. "Feito relâmpago," for instance, or "feito carne," "feito guardiões." So, an example sentence might be: "Feito carne moída a dor." Or: "Basta trazer à tona uma faísca do vivido que, feito relâmpago, no automático, a lembrançada agressão vem viva." Is it something like "having become x?" Thank you
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | like/similar to/-like |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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| 4 +1 | Like |
Marcos Cardoso
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| 4 | such as / just like |
Ariane Lesnyak
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| 4 | as if/as though |
Richard Purdom
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| 3 | done as |
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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Apr 25, 2020 15:45: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
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80
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like/similar to/-like
8. Bras. Tal qual, como: "Ela torcia-se no chão, feito cobra." (Roberto Gomes, A casa fechada))
https://www.aulete.com.br/feito
https://www.aulete.com.br/feito
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5 mins
Marcos Cardoso
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Social sciences and Education
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 3 more.
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4
Like
"Feito" is another way of saying "X is like Y".
26 mins
Ariane Lesnyak
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
IT, Film & TV translation and subtitling
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
such as / just like
In this construction, “feito” means “such as”, “just like”. We use it to suggest a comparison and to combine ideas and images. In this example, “feito” compares the memory of the aggression with a lightning bolt. I hope this helps!
2 hrs
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Mexico
Specializes in field
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
done as
Another option...
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as if/as though
more suitable for a poem
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44479/ode-to-a-nighti...
Keats, Ode to a nightingale:
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44479/ode-to-a-nighti...
Keats, Ode to a nightingale:
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains.
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