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Portuguese to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

Portuguese term		English translation
A agua batia no joelho		The water was knee-deep	Natalie
Entered by: Natalie
a arma flor		..flower as their weapon..	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
a última bolacha do pacote		the best of the lot
a baloiçar levemente		lightly swaying
a beira do mar		by the sea
a brancura embainhada de um lenço		a bright white, hemmed kerchief
A cidade é demais!		The city is terrific! The city is awesome!
A cidade é organizada		The city is (well) organized
a corrida de ouro		Gold-rush	Natalie
Entered by: Natalie
a corrida que se adivinhava		this much anticipated race
A estrovenga nefelibática gerúndica		And now! Airy fairy literary onanism comes into play!
A fealdade é o destinado selo com que uma alma é votada à solidão		Ugliness is the seal of destiny with which a poor soul is consigned to loneliness
A luzir, em quem não tem fim		Shining, upon whom is infinite
A pele arrepiada		Goosepimples	Natalie
Entered by: Natalie
A pontapé		or I'll kick the shit outta you
Aí, eu chutei o balde e me lixei para tudo!		Then I lost my temper and didn't give a damn
Acordem luzes nos umbrais que a tarde cega		Awaken, o lights, on the evening-blind door posts
adquiriu vida própria		took on a life of its own
agir comunicativo		communicative action
Agora que idade tem?		How old now?
Alegria que contagia, Lágrima que corre,		Contagious happiness, a tear that falls
alforge		saddlebag	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
alguém ser obrigada a rir para mentir a tragédia		someone forced to laugh in the face of tragedy
alheia		alien
anseio; ansiar		Longing, wistfulness, yearning; to long for or yearn for
antes Arte do que tarde		never too late to Start Art/Don't delay to Start Art
antes nascer		rather been born/better to be born	Tereza Rae
Entered by: Tereza Rae
antropossociopsicológico		anthropological and socio-psychological	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
ao assombro		in amazement
Apontou o dedo, qual visonário, e exclamou:		pointed his finger, as a/like a/qua visionary, and exclaimed/interjected	Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Entered by: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
aposentadoria acrescida da vantagem do artigo 12		pension with added benefit of Article 12
Aquele gato está me azarando há um tempão.		That hottie has been after/chasing/flirting with/ me forever.
arreeiro		ostler
as cordas vocais únicas dos homens-pássaro		the birdmen's unique vocal cords
As Sem-Razões do Amor.		The no-reasons of Love
ascencionada		ascended master
até quem me suponho		to whom I think I am
atual equilíbrio do meio ambiente		current environmental balance/current status of the environmental balance
à parte		(to be on the) sidelines (of the process)
águas estígeas		Stygian waters

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