Feb 7, 2023 20:53
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English term

Gawking and pining

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Hello, I need help with this sentence:

"Have you ever really looked at her, dude? Have you ever stopped gawking and pining for long enough to see her?"

I mean, I know what it means but I'm finding it hard to translate. I'd like to find something that sounds natural for native Portuguese speakers (of Brazil).

Can you guys help me? If you need context, it's about two guys talking about a girl they are in love with.

Thank you (:
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Feb 10, 2023 16:07: Ana Cravidao changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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PRO (3): Felipe Tomasi, Bruna Mattos, Ana Cravidao

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Proposed translations

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English term (edited): stopped gawking and pining
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tirou a cabeça das nuvens

Entendo que as palavras podem ser substituídas por essa expressão, no sentido de focar no que está realmente vendo.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ana Flávia Ribeiro
17 hrs
Obrigado, Ana.
agree Luiza Checozzi
212 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Perfeito, acho que é o que mais combinou. Obrigado (:"
1 hr

babar e ficar na sofrença

I think “babar” has a stronger and/or more pejorative connotation than “olhar” or “encarar” in this case, since it‘s a man looking at a woman, probably without her knowing. “Sofrença” is actually an old word, but it‘s being used recently as an informal register, by younger people, and it‘s related to some kind of anguish, the suffering of unrequited and unspoken love; it‘s mostly used when the speaker is making fun or mocking the person who‘s suffering. I believe both fit well in this context.
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2 hrs

para de pasmar e bobar

para de pasmar e bobar
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2 hrs

fitar/secar e choramingar

Se o contexto permitir uma escolha mais informal, sugiro "secar". Se for um contexto mais formal, sugiro "fitar". Tem que ver se o personagem está encarando a menina como um bocó ou de um modo mais incisivo, flertando. Isso pode influenciar na tradução.
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2 hrs

secando e ansiando (cobiçando)

gawking and pining => secando e ansiando (cobiçando)

O que é ficar secando alguém?
Paquerar, flertar. Olhar fixamente para alguém com interesse.

Secando - Dicionário inFormal
https://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br › secando
Search for: O que é ficar secando alguém?

ansiando
Sentir un deseo intenso por algo; desear algo con ansia.
ansiar - Wikcionario, el diccionario libre
https://es.wiktionary.org › wiki › ansiar

O que significa a palavra cobiçando?
Desejar de forma imoderada possuir algo que, geralmente, pertence a outrem; desejar com cobiça.

cobiçando - Dicionário Online Priberam de Português
https://dicionario.priberam.org › cobiçando
Search for: O que significa a palavra cobiçando?
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3 hrs

Encarar e lamentar

"...Você alguma vez parou de encarar e se lamentar o suficiente para enxergá-la?".

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https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=pining#:~:text=T...
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13 hrs

ficar olhando feito um bobo apaixonado

ficar olhando feito um bobo apaixonado
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5 days

parou de se embasbacar e devanear

Espero ter ajudado com minha proposta.
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