Portuguese term
mandar o verão
I'm currently working on a translation for a novel and I'm a bit stuck on the meaning of the following phrase:
"As paredes continuavam mais que nunca caiadas de branco, mandava o verão que assim fosse e o branco imenso permitia afastar, o calor do sol tórrido."
I understand most of this sentence, but I'm a little confused as to the meaning of "mandava o verão". Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
Thanks!
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Proposed translations
Brazil
English Language and Literature Bachelor
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
as the Summer demands it to be
| Thank you - that's a very helpful explanation! I decided to go with a combination of the answers I received here ("the summer demanded they be so"), but I appreciated your explanation most. |
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
summer dictated
Brazil
Trilingual translator and proofreader
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Japanese to Portuguese, and 3 more.
as summer wills it to be
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
summer warranted
Visiting family this summer warranted a visit to the Peanut Shop in downtown Lansing, Michigan.
Every late summer warranted a trip to Dolly Sods
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Victor wondered if if the weather warranted a smoking jacket.
Early nice weather warranted a trip to Marblehead Neck.
as convenient to the Summer
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
....as the arrival of summer dictates/demands
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
as dictated/demanded by the summer(time)
The walls continued/remained/were more whitewashed than ever, as dictated by the summertime, and the intense white allowed to keep away the heat of the scorching sun.
PS: “Intense white” sounds better than “immense white” IMHO.
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Example Sentence
His window was open as dictated by the summer heat, and he waved an American flag through his black iron window guard.
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Brazil
Professional, Competent and Committed
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, and 7 more.
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