Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
gesto técnico
English translation:
Just testing! I meant to do that,
Added to glossary by
Nick Taylor
Feb 13, 2018 08:24
6 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, Spanish to English
gesto técnico
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
this a line from a script
This is part of a script where a man falls, but to avoid losing face says it was a "gesto técnico" and not a fall
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Just testing! I meant to do that, |
Nick Taylor
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| 5 | "technical gesture" |
airmailrpl
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| 3 +1 | an intentional technical move |
Mario Freitas
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Change log
Feb 18, 2018 17:44: Nick Taylor Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
16 mins
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Specializes in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
40
Selected
Just testing! I meant to do that,
Just testing! I meant to do that,
Note from asker:
| I liked this translation as it gives the idea without translating literally. Thank you |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I have chosen this answer because it fits in with the script. Thank you."
1 hr
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
"technical gesture"
gesto técnico => "technical gesture"
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-02-13 10:07:58 GMT)
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The Practice of Everyday Life: Living and cooking. Volume 2
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0816628777
Luce Giard, Michel de Certeau - 1998 - Social Science
The technical gesture, to be distinguished from the expressive gesture that translates a feeling or a reaction, is first defined by its utilitarian aim, its operating intention. Entirely oriented by its purpose, it seeks to attain a realization that will manifest its efficacy as a gesture.
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-02-13 10:07:58 GMT)
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The Practice of Everyday Life: Living and cooking. Volume 2
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0816628777
Luce Giard, Michel de Certeau - 1998 - Social Science
The technical gesture, to be distinguished from the expressive gesture that translates a feeling or a reaction, is first defined by its utilitarian aim, its operating intention. Entirely oriented by its purpose, it seeks to attain a realization that will manifest its efficacy as a gesture.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. This is the exact translation of the term |
+1
8 hrs
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
an intentional technical move
Sugestão
Note from asker:
| Thank you, I also like this although perhaps not for the context of the script. Thank you. |
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