Portuguese term
justo
Gostaria que pudéssemos participar, mas *justo* na sexta-feira temos um compromisso.
"Of all days" seems a little harsh for this sentence. Or is that the only/best option?
Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you for your help!
Jan 7, 2019 16:16: Maria Castro changed "Term asked" from "justo (hoje, sexta, etc.)" to "justo"
Proposed translations
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
but coincidentally on Friday we have....
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
it just so happens that we actually have a prior engagement on Friday
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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Obrigada, Luciano!
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Irene Berlin
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Obrigada, irene!
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Lara Barnett
: But this is a little inaccurate because the source text uses "justo" to qualify "day", not "happens". This choice does not qualify "day"/but still a little over translated. I would only translate non-literally if no accurate term/phrase was possible.
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No, Lara, "justo" means "justamente".... which means "precisely"... My suggestion is not literal. // I know, Lara. Your "neutral" is fine, no problem, I just like to justify my choices.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: That's what I was going to say when I saw the question. I don't agree with Lara.
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Thank you, Muriel!
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exactly friday
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
(nothing)
Not all words need to be translated simply because they exist in the source language.
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Mario Freitas
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thanks Mario
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Thanks Patricia
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www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
is the very day
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Note added at 28 mins (2019-01-07 14:16:27 GMT)
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Very
adverb
"1. ....
2. (used as an intensive emphasizing superlatives or STRESSING IDENTIFY OR OPPOSITENESS):
the very best thing; in the very same place as before."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/very
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-01-07 16:42:59 GMT)
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Sorry, my second example link ("on the very day that I had come to that conclusion"), can be found at link:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?redir_esc=y&id=CMpb1yNnh_0C...
"And worse still, this IS THE VERY DAY THAT a Funfair Inspector is on the prowl, looking for a reason to shut the whole place down."
"ON THE VERY DAY THAT I had come to this conclusion, I was standing at the Criterion Bar, when someone tapped me on the shoulder, and turning round I recognised young Stamford, who had been a dresser under me at Bart’s."
http://www.philip-reeve.com/jinks-ohare-funfair-repair/
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/doyle/arthur_conan/d75sc/part1.1.html
Discussion
http://www.aulete.com.br/justo
adv.
9. Logo, exatamente, precisamente: Fiquei doente justo nas férias.
[F.: Do lat. justus,a,um. Hom./Par.: justo (fl. de justar). Ideia de 'justo', usar suf. -diceia]