amor às bonecas
English translation: puppy love
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| 16:14 Dec 31, 2018 |
| Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A 19th-Century Novel | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Oliver Simões United States Local time: 08:16 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | puppy love |
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| 4 | adolescence |
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| 4 | Love for dolls |
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| 3 | her last glimpse of love for her dolls |
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48 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1puppy love Explanation: I think "puppy love" translates the idea quite well. puppy love: an intense but relatively shallow romantic attachment, typically associated with adolescents. |
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4 hrs confidence:
her last glimpse of love for her dolls Explanation: Suggestion per discussion. It does not refer to the girl's relationship with the boy, but to her relationship with her dolls she loved so much for a long time, but will surely put away now. |
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7 hrs confidence:
adolescence Explanation: I would say in this context |
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2 days 6 hrs confidence:
Love for dolls Explanation: I don't think the term "puppy love" applies here. "última manifestação do amor às bonecas" may be a reference to the last goodbye to childhood. Consider using the term "love for dolls" or "love for toys" instead. |
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