Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
(não poder) fazer esforço
English translation:
he could not exert himself anymore
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Sonny Tissot
Nov 18, 2008 15:15
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Portuguese term
(não poder) fazer esforço
Portuguese to English
Medical
Medical (general)
medicina tratamento
Context:
...aos 77 anos, empenha-se em explicar por que não pode mais limpar um lote vago – três dias de trabalho que rendem R$ 30. "No ano passado, fui carpir um lote, mas não agüentei e caí." No hospital, o médico lhe disse que a pressão tinha ido a 20 e que ele não podia fazer esforço. "Eu gostaria de trabalhar, mas não posso", desculpa-se...
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...aos 77 anos, empenha-se em explicar por que não pode mais limpar um lote vago – três dias de trabalho que rendem R$ 30. "No ano passado, fui carpir um lote, mas não agüentei e caí." No hospital, o médico lhe disse que a pressão tinha ido a 20 e que ele não podia fazer esforço. "Eu gostaria de trabalhar, mas não posso", desculpa-se...
Thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | he could not exert himself anymore |
Marlene Curtis
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| 5 +2 | cannot strain himself |
Katja van Hellemond
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| 4 +2 | he could not exert himself |
George Rabel
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Proposed translations
+2
4 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
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531
Selected
he could not exert himself anymore
On September 51)1 he was up and exerted himself a good deal, ... have thought I had a pure pneumonia, though I could not find the physical signs of it. ...
books.google.com/books?id=HRsCAAAAYAAJ...
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Note from asker:
| Thank you, Marlene. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for your inputs. It seems that all answers were correct."
+2
4 mins
Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
E-mail: [email protected]
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Portuguese to Dutch, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
cannot strain himself
to strain = force, (a part of one's body or oneself) - according to oxford concise dictionary
Note from asker:
| Thank you |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
rhandler
18 mins
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thank you rhandler
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| agree |
Flavia Martins dos Santos
: a link to help supporting the answer http://www.answers.com/strain
2 hrs
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obrigado flavia
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+2
4 mins
George Rabel
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
he could not exert himself
make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"
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wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Note from asker:
| Thank you |
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