May 9, 2020 16:02
4 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

complicada

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
I'm not sure I understand the meaning of the word "complicada" in this sentence: "Todavia, a garganta está mesmo complicada e uma única sentença cabe." The main character has just recovered consciousness after being beaten, so it must mean something along the lines of raw or rough? Complicated would of course not fit the context here. Thanks!
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May 9, 2020 21:32: R. Alex Jenkins changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (3): Felipe Tomasi, Fausto Machado Tiemann, R. Alex Jenkins

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Proposed translations

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1 hr
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still sore

It's difficult to say much because the throat is still sore.
Peer comment(s):

agree Fausto Machado Tiemann
2 hrs
Cheers, Fausto!
agree Tereza Rae
3 hrs
Cheers, Tereza!
agree Verginia Ophof
7 hrs
Cheers, Virginia!
agree Susanne Toito
1 day 22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Richard! Simple but perfect, I was over-complicating things! Thanks all!"
46 mins

certain kind of ill

However, he still has certain kind of ill-throat and...
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1 day 28 mins

playing up

This is a one possibility.

However, my throat is (still) playing up and one phrase shall thus suffice.
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