hijacking

Portuguese translation: apropriando-se

19:01 Sep 5, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: hijacking
"Still today, he's hijacking from the likes of Picasso and Rembrandt, Bacon and Goya, though his version of appropriation does not source specific imagery."
Sara Bock Vieira Araújo
Portugal
Local time: 10:19
Portuguese translation:apropriando-se
Explanation:
segundo o restante do contexto não me parece tratar-se de algo tão sério e forte quanto plágio, mas sim uma apropriação de estilo
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cynthia07
Brazil
Local time: 07:19
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4 +1plagiando
Arthur Godinho
4apropriando-se
cynthia07
4imitando
Elcio Gomes
3açambarcar
Carolina Bastos (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
plagiando


Explanation:
Sugg.
"Copiar ou imitar, sem engenho, as obras ou os pensamentos dos outros."

Neste contexto, creio que isto se enquadra bem...

Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis: Diria "copiando" ou "imitando".
10 mins
  -> Obrigado, Marlene!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
apropriando-se


Explanation:
segundo o restante do contexto não me parece tratar-se de algo tão sério e forte quanto plágio, mas sim uma apropriação de estilo

cynthia07
Brazil
Local time: 07:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
açambarcar


Explanation:
hijacking - sequestro

neste contexto, apropriando-se de algo que não lhe pertence.

Carolina Bastos (X)
Portugal
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
imitando


Explanation:
Nesse contexto, parece apropriada essa palavra.

Elcio Gomes
Local time: 07:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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