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Ficar órfão de

English translation: Deprived of

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Portuguese term or phrase:Ficar órfão de
English translation:Deprived of
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

10:13 Jul 11, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Idioms and Phrases
Portuguese term or phrase: Ficar órfão de
...ficámos todos órfãos de celebridade quando se soube que ele não vinha.

É sobre a estreia de um filme e todo o mundo ficou desapontado quando se soube que a estrela principal nao vinha.

Algumas sugestões sobre como melhor traduzir esta frase? Obrigada!
Diana Coada (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:37
Deprived of
Explanation:
In the context.

We were deprived of our celebrity...

deprived
adj. deprivado, desprovido; aquele a quem algo foi negado

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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:37
Grading comment
Obrigada, Marlene!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Deprived of
Marlene Curtis
4 +2cheated
Amy Duncan (X)
5bereaved of
Thais Peiffer
3we got celebrityless
Adriana Maciel


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bereaved of


Explanation:
we were all bereaved of our celebrity

Thais Peiffer
United States
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marlene Curtis: Bereaved = enlutado
30 mins
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Deprived of


Explanation:
In the context.

We were deprived of our celebrity...

deprived
adj. deprivado, desprovido; aquele a quem algo foi negado



Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 269
Grading comment
Obrigada, Marlene!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Norbert Hermann
3 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
20 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
24 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Milana Penavski
5 hrs
  -> Grata!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
we got celebrityless


Explanation:
Sugestão.

http://www.washingtonian.com/restaurantreviews/2398.html

Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Local time: 16:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cheated


Explanation:
We all felt cheated out of seeing a celebrity...
I wouldn't say "out of celebrity" because it sounds weird in English.

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Enza Longo: I had wanted to post this answer but had second thoughts and decided not to for some reason. I think this is the most natural sounding and what most English natives would say in such a situation.
7 mins
  -> Thanks, Enza!
agree  Evans (X): what I would say
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gilla!
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