Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
swung on his heel
Portuguese translation:
deu meia volta
Nov 29, 2020 14:54
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English term
Mariana D'Angelo
swung on his heel
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
“But…” his voice tailed away as he caught the expression on her face, and he nodded vigorously, swung on his heel and headed for the church.
Excerpt from a fiction book that takes place in a small village in Spain a while after the civil war. The character is a priest and he is anxious and scared because it's the first time he will celebrate a mass.
Excerpt from a fiction book that takes place in a small village in Spain a while after the civil war. The character is a priest and he is anxious and scared because it's the first time he will celebrate a mass.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +4 | deu meia volta |
Jonnathan Oliveira
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| 4 +3 | Girou nos calcanhares |
Miriam Goldschmidt
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| 4 | virou-se |
Nathalia Grohs
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Proposed translations
+4
25 mins
Jonnathan Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Maritime Specialized Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
deu meia volta
sugestão
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Se encaixa perfeitamente, obrigada!"
+3
16 mins
Miriam Goldschmidt
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
English - Spanish - Portuguese
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Girou nos calcanhares
Sugestão. Aqui tem um exemplo parecido:
"Good luck, Harry" - Dumbledore muttered, turned on his heel and with a swish of his cloak, disappeared.
“- Boa sorte, Harry – murmurou Dumbledore, girou nos calcanhares e, com um movimento da capa, desapareceu.
"Good luck, Harry" - Dumbledore muttered, turned on his heel and with a swish of his cloak, disappeared.
“- Boa sorte, Harry – murmurou Dumbledore, girou nos calcanhares e, com um movimento da capa, desapareceu.
Note from asker:
| Obrigada, Miriam! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Julia Caldana
6 mins
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Obrigada, Julia!
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| agree |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
7 mins
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Obrigada, Teresa!
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| agree |
Mario Freitas
: Eu ia sugerir "rodopiou", mas sua sujestão é melhor
9 mins
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Obrigada, Mario!
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1 day 55 mins
Nathalia Grohs
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
HR Analyst with 10 years of experience
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
virou-se
sugestão
Note from asker:
| Boa sugestão. Obrigada Nathalia! |
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