off the hook

Portuguese translation: liberados da obrigação [de representar volume]

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English term or phrase:off the hook
Portuguese translation:liberados da obrigação [de representar volume]
Entered by: Iara Fino Silva

13:03 Jul 16, 2015
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / texto sobre arte
English term or phrase: off the hook
In medieval art paintings tended to present flat images, letting artists off the hook when it came to depicting volume.
Iara Fino Silva
Local time: 14:45
liberados da obrigação [de representar volume]
Explanation:
Sugestão
Selected response from:

Stephania Matousek (X)
France
Local time: 18:45
Grading comment
Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3liberados da obrigação [de representar volume]
Stephania Matousek (X)
4 +3à vontade/livres de regras
Danik 2014
4 +1fora do padrão/tendência
Lázaro Borges
5deixando-os escapar os convenções do volume
Nick Taylor
5Livre
Jancarlo Ferreira Nunes


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
liberados da obrigação [de representar volume]


Explanation:
Sugestão

Stephania Matousek (X)
France
Local time: 18:45
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Rita Santiago
58 mins
  -> Obrigada, Ana Rita!

agree  airmailrpl
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, airmailrpl!

agree  Cinara Lothamer
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Cinara!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fora do padrão/tendência


Explanation:
Off the hook é uma expressão que significa que a pessoa tá fora da tendência, do padrão. Mesmo significado que "off the grid"

Lázaro Borges
Brazil
Local time: 14:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
1 hr
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
à vontade/livres de regras


Explanation:
Sugestões

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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/off the hook

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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/off the hook

Danik 2014
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Rita Santiago
52 mins
  -> Obrigada, Ana Rita!

agree  Clauwolf
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Clauwolf!

agree  Vitor Pinteus: :) https://www.google.pt/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Vitor!:)
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
deixando-os escapar os convenções do volume


Explanation:
deixando-os escapar

Nick Taylor
Local time: 17:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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39 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Livre


Explanation:
Livre de dificuldade, obrigação ou problema.
ex: "Eu menti para liberá-lo"


    Reference: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/off-the-...
    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/off-the-h...
Jancarlo Ferreira Nunes
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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