Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
de tantas flores matizara aquela matéria
English translation:
he so eloquently resorted to flowery language
Portuguese term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
de tantas flores matizara aquela matéria
Uma vez,ouvi eu um colega de V.Ex.a discorrer no parlamento acerca de caminhos de ferro. Com tanto engenho o fazia, de tantas flores matizara aquela matéria, que me deleitou ouvi-lo.
Does this mean the guy used a lot of flowery speech? This took place in the late 19th century,
Obrigada,
Barbara
| 4 | He so eloquently resorted to flowery language |
Gilmar Fernandes
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| 4 +4 | (he) embellished the issue/the matter so much |
Alcinda Marinho
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| 4 | and such (beautifully) embroidered eloquence |
Nick Taylor
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Oct 31, 2018 11:12: Gilmar Fernandes Created KOG entry
Oct 31, 2018 11:26: Barbara Cochran, MFA changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/142280">Gilmar Fernandes's</a> old entry - "de tantas flores matizara aquela matéria"" to ""He so eloquently resorted to flowery language""
Proposed translations
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
He so eloquently resorted to flowery language
Portugal
The right voice for your business
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
(he) embellished the issue/the matter so much
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
7 mins
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Obrigada, Teresa!
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Margarida Ataide
2 hrs
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Obrigada, Margarida!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
9 hrs
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Obrigada, Muriel!
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Lara Barnett
15 hrs
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Obrigada, Lara!
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Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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