Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
had barely slept
Portuguese translation:
mal tivesse dormido
Added to glossary by
Oliver Simões
May 25, 2018 17:34
5 yrs ago
English term
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.
had barely slept
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
adult romance novel
"Although Bianca had barely slept for the past few nights, the wave of adrenaline that she was riding would hold her through the night of partying, and I trusted the bodyguards that Rocco had assigned to look after her."
O tradutor automático está sugerindo "tinha dormido mal", mas penso ser um erro. O correto não seria "mal tinha dormido"? (Ou seja, ela mal conseguiu dormir; digamos, 3-4 horas por noite.)
Acabei de encontrar um artigo interessante em espanhol: "Dormir mal nos afecta más que dormir poco - Muy Interesante".
O que os colegas opinam?
O tradutor automático está sugerindo "tinha dormido mal", mas penso ser um erro. O correto não seria "mal tinha dormido"? (Ou seja, ela mal conseguiu dormir; digamos, 3-4 horas por noite.)
Acabei de encontrar um artigo interessante em espanhol: "Dormir mal nos afecta más que dormir poco - Muy Interesante".
O que os colegas opinam?
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +3 | mal tivesse dormido |
Vinicius Guerreiro
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| 4 +1 | mal tinha dormido |
Humberto Ribas
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| 4 | mal tivesse dormido |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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May 25, 2018 17:34: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
+3
2 mins
Vinicius Guerreiro
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Making connections with Portuguese words
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
103
Selected
mal tivesse dormido
Embora... mal tivesse dormido
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
expressisverbis
: Diria "Embora a Bianca mal tivesse conseguido dormir..."
2 mins
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Obrigado!
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| agree |
Jane Rezende
: A sugestão da Sandra, acima, também é uma boa opção.
1 hr
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Obrigado, Jane!
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| agree |
Joao Luis Manga
: "Although" requires the subjunctive (tivesse).
1 hr
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Obrigado, João!
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigado, Vinícius. "
+1
3 mins
Humberto Ribas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
fast, accurate, reliable, professional
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
28
mal tinha dormido
Mal tinha dormido é bem diferente de tinha dormido mal.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
58 mins
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obrigado, mas eu deveria ter usado o subjuntivo (tivesse) neste caso.
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4 mins
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
262
mal tivesse dormido
Diria assim em PT(pt)...
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