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played out

Portuguese translation: deslizavam

07:31 Feb 26, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: played out
Her hands played out over the shiny countertops, feeling their smoothness as she witnessed the scene unfold. She was freaking out
Anderson Calixto
Brazil
Local time: 06:37
Portuguese translation:deslizavam
Explanation:
Sugestão
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Geocinara Avila
Brazil
Grading comment
Tive preferência por esta solução pois a ideia de deslizar reforça a ideia de "smoothness" (lisura, no contexto).
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2estendiam-se/percorriam
Andre Damasceno
3 +1exploravam (a superfície/o relevo do tecido)
Mario Freitas
4percorriam/deslizavam
William Passarini
3acariciavam
Tereza Rae
3deslizavam
Geocinara Avila


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
estendiam-se/percorriam


Explanation:
IMO

Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bruno Dutra: Percorriam
5 hrs
agree  Clauwolf
7 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
acariciavam


Explanation:
Só outra sugestão, que considero bem poética.

Tereza Rae
Canada
Local time: 05:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
deslizavam


Explanation:
Sugestão

Geocinara Avila
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Tive preferência por esta solução pois a ideia de deslizar reforça a ideia de "smoothness" (lisura, no contexto).
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
exploravam (a superfície/o relevo do tecido)


Explanation:
A linguagem é literária. Acho melhor usar um termo um pouco mais metafórico.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Murilo Coelho
20 days
  -> Obrigado, Murilo!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
percorriam/deslizavam


Explanation:
Pelo contexto, percorriam e deslizavam me parecem ser as melhores opções.

William Passarini
Brazil
Local time: 06:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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