Feb 27, 2020 12:17
4 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

a vertigem marítima das calçadas onduladas de azul

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature book of essays
Afasto-me, com a saudade contida de um brilho repentino de luz nas águas trémulas do rio, da vertigem marítima das calçadas onduladas de azul, dos altos sinos das velhas igrejas de Lisboa, e dos beijos leves da minha querida avó, à janela, para sempre, despedindo-se de mim... Esqueceu-se outra vez do meu nome e de repente recita: Meca, Chico, Loca, Zeca… e estou também para sempre com eles, meus primos distantes, meus queridos desconhecidos, nesta lista de nomes de Macau que a minha avó recitava como quem desfia as contas de um terço.
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Feb 27, 2020 17:42: Mario Freitas changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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PRO (3): Ana Cravidao, Ana Vozone, Mario Freitas

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Proposed translations

4 days
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the maritime vertigo of the blue waves of the cobblestones

Na minha interpretação do contexto, toda frase adjectiva as pedras da calçada das ruas de Lisboa
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "obrigada, para mim é isso mesmo, embora vertigo seja uma palavra mais pesada do que vertigem."
1 hr

sea dizziness of the sidewalks in blue waving

sugestion
Note from asker:
Thanks Bruno! You got the idea right with the word dizziness... but not sure yet if it is the best option.
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1 hr

the pelagic vertigo of the blue waved pavements

Just a punt.
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2 hrs

the seasickness of the (portuguese) pavements, rippled with blue

my take on it
Note from asker:
Thanks Sarah. I absolutely love rippled with blue! but seasickness does not quite convey the more softa and nearly pleasnt feeling of vertigem marítima... still searching for the perfect expression...
sorry for the mistakes! I meant soft and nearly pleasant...
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7 hrs

a sea fit of madness emerging from the wavy blue sidewalks

My opinion.
Note from asker:
Thank you Juan, I like sea fit of madness but it may be too strong still... wavy blue sidewalks is nice
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12 hrs

the seasickness on wavy pavements of blue

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Note from asker:
Obrigada Aderson. Gosto muito do "wavy pavements of blue", mas seasickness pareçe me demasiado pesado se formos comparar com vertigem marítima que é bem mais suave e invoca algo de quase agradável... não encontrei ainda a expressão certa
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8 hrs

the "mal de mer" induced by the blue cobbled waves

the mal de mer (marear) induced by the blue cobbled waves

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Note added at 2 days 11 hrs (2020-02-29 23:37:09 GMT)
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Good point! needs something more like giddiness, or lulled by the .... or even rocked by the the ...blue cobbled undulations
Note from asker:
Obrigada Nick. Como disse ao Anderson, acho que mal de mer acaba por ser demasiado pesado tendo em comta que vertigem marítima implica algo de mais suave, quase agradável... Blue cobbled waves, gosto muito.
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