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15:36 Oct 11, 2020 |
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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surrounded by the bleakness of the world Explanation: One option. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 52 mins (2020-10-11 16:29:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or "surrounded by the bleakness of the desert world". |
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on the far edge of the world Explanation: I think it protrays "remoteness". https://www.google.com/search?q="far edge of the world"&oq="... |
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"at the back of beyond" (informal) Explanation: "at the back of beyond" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-10-11 17:00:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Throw in "Stygian" somewhere! :-) At the b(l)ack stygian (of) beyond. OR "At stygian world's end" - It is poetic after all so you can get aay with anything :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-10-11 17:05:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- here is another one - "in the middle of nowhere" and another "in the darkest corner of the earth" etc. |
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in the middle of nowhere Explanation: suggestion |
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the wasteland (of the world) Explanation: suggestion Example sentence(s):
https://theworld.com/~raparker/exploring/thewasteland/explore.html |
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