ajuizadamente discorrera ele

English translation: his was a wise judgment/argument/decision

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Portuguese term or phrase:ajuizadamente discorrera ele
English translation:his was a wise judgment/argument/decision
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

17:48 Jan 4, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A 19th-Century Novel
Portuguese term or phrase: ajuizadamente discorrera ele
Context:

Simão, porém, entre mil projetos, achara melhor o de ir para Coimbra, esperar lá noticias de Teresa. e vir o ocultas a Viseu falar com ela. Ajuizadamente discorrera ele; que a sua demora agravaria a situação de Teresa.

Ill-fated love.

Obrigada,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 04:29
His was a wise judgment/argument/decision
Explanation:
Uma sugestão ;)

https://www.google.com/search?ei=EJ4vXPX9FY6tUtWCsrgJ&q="his...
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 08:29
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3He sensibly / prudently explained that...; He sensibly / prudently went on to explain that...
Oliver Simões
3 +1His was a wise judgment/argument/decision
Ana Vozone
4He wisely stated that...
Mario Freitas


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
His was a wise judgment/argument/decision


Explanation:
Uma sugestão ;)

https://www.google.com/search?ei=EJ4vXPX9FY6tUtWCsrgJ&q="his...

Example sentence(s):
  • His was a wise decision: the court condemned him in absentia to death and confiscation of his property.
  • His was a wise judgment and its benefits should be widely shared.
Ana Vozone
Local time: 08:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 74

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarida Ataide
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Margarida!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
He wisely stated that...


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 05:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
He sensibly / prudently explained that...; He sensibly / prudently went on to explain that...


Explanation:
This is how I would translate.

Discorrer is defined as

falar, pronunciar-se, discursar (sobre) (Aulete)

and gives the idea of going on talking or explaining something.

ajuízado: (adj) Que tem juízo, que pensa e age de forma sensata e prudente (Aulete)

ajuízado: sensible; prudent

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 01:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Muriel.

agree  Verginia Ophof
18 hrs
  -> Thank you, Verginia.

agree  Spiridon: sim
2 days 13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Spiridon.
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