Oct 30, 2012 15:34
11 yrs ago
Portuguese term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
espalhando-se quimericamente
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Historical Novel
The sounds from a music box.
Contexto:
" À medida que o fazia, uma melodia melíflua, emoliente, surdia do seu interior, **espalhando-se quimericamente** pela atmosfera."
Muita Obrigada,
Barbara
Contexto:
" À medida que o fazia, uma melodia melíflua, emoliente, surdia do seu interior, **espalhando-se quimericamente** pela atmosfera."
Muita Obrigada,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | spreading chimerically (thru the atmosphere) |
Gilmar Fernandes
|
| 4 | dispersing into the air like in a dream |
Marlene Curtis
|
| 3 | Chimerical dispersion throughout/into the atmosphere |
Verginia Ophof
|
Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Gilmar Fernandes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
103
Selected
spreading chimerically (thru the atmosphere)
Although it's a rare word, it's also found in English literature, so why not use it to translate an historical Portuguese novel ?
http://www.yourdictionary.com/chimerical
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimerical
http://www.yourdictionary.com/chimerical
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimerical
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
37 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
254
dispersing into the air like in a dream
Six New Serpent and Ophicleide Images
kimballtrombone.com/2012/.../six-new-serpent-and-ophicleide-imag...May 21, 2012 – ... where the fugue ended smorzando in a sweet and dreamy melody, ... of musical smoke and the flames of melody were dispersed into the air
kimballtrombone.com/2012/.../six-new-serpent-and-ophicleide-imag...May 21, 2012 – ... where the fugue ended smorzando in a sweet and dreamy melody, ... of musical smoke and the flames of melody were dispersed into the air
1 hr
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Specializes in field
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
65
Chimerical dispersion throughout/into the atmosphere
spreading chimerically into the atmosphere
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