23:28 May 22, 2020 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Medical: Health Care | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Matheus Pessotti Brazil Local time: 20:21 | ||||||
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Bolsonaro/Dilma say things that no one understands Explanation: Suggestion |
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Talk nonsense/rubbish Explanation: Sugestão. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2020-05-23 00:07:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/amp/english/talk-nonsens... “ talk nonsense. to say things that are not reasonable or have no meaning: Is it just me or was she talking nonsense in the meeting?” |
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says things that amount to nothing Explanation: Devoid of any significance or importance. |
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(they) don't make sense (in English) Explanation: short & sweet |
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spew nonsense Explanation: suggestion |
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when it comes to English, Explanation: Bolsonaro/Dilma are clueless/talk nonsense/are inarticulate -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2020-05-23 03:42:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the kindest way of rendering this is to say they're inarticulate -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2020-05-23 03:47:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- inarticulate = unable to express one's ideas or feelings clearly or easily this doesn't imply criticism, just linguistic shortfall -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2020-05-23 03:49:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- judging by your context, which emphasises English, I think this is the idea... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2020-05-23 04:13:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- anyway we yet again have the translator's quandary of knowing how to interpret and render the source text -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2020-05-23 04:18:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- and that's part of the skill... |
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Bolsonaro/Dilma are all rhetoric and no substance! Explanation: Bolsonaro/Dilma are all rhetoric and no substance! |
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talk a lot but say nothing Explanation: works too |
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