Apr 24, 2020 14:39
4 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
escorar
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
I'm trying to understand the meaning of this verb in the context "Escore esta hemorragia, querido." I've searched all the monolingual dictionaries I have and can't find any other definitions for escorar beyond "to brace, support." I'm not sure I understand how this could be applicable to a hemorrhage. Is there another meaning to this verb that I'm missing? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | Assist | Marcos Cardoso |
2 +1 | let it bleed | Nick Taylor |
3 | verify/check | Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón |
3 | Let's see if you can stand this bleeding (or stand the heat) | Mario Freitas |
Proposed translations
4 mins
Selected
Assist
In this case, the verb "escorar" means "assist me to endure X"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks all for the lively discussion! Marcos, I think this could work!"
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37 mins
let it bleed
let it bleed
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Mark Robertson
: Confusion between escorar and escorrer.
57 mins
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Thanks Mark, thats what I thought. Not much context though! Keep well.
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2 hrs
verify/check
Verify/register/score/check this bleeding, dear.
https://www.medicinenet.com/internal_bleeding/article.htm
https://www.medicinenet.com/internal_bleeding/article.htm
3 hrs
Let's see if you can stand this bleeding (or stand the heat)
It seems to be just a colloquial expression, not to be translated literally.
Discussion
The preceding sentence and the following one for example. it is extremely difficult to understand the meaning without further context. prsonally (in the light of this) "assist" sounds really weird!
Escorrer: verbo intransitivo
1. Correr (um líquido, pouco a pouco, em fio ou gotejando).
2. Pingar.
3. Vazar até à última gota.
verbo transitivo
4. Deixar em seco (fazendo esgotar o líquido de que alguma coisa está banhada).
5. Fazer correr (um líquido de um vaso) até à última gota.
"escorrer", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2020, https://dicionario.priberam.org/escorrer [consultado em 24-04-2020].
https://dicionario.priberam.org/escorrer [consultado em 24-04-2020].