entrar numa crise

English translation: have a crisis of confidence

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Portuguese term or phrase:entrar numa crise
English translation:have a crisis of confidence
Entered by: Jennifer Byers

17:20 Sep 29, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Psychology
Portuguese term or phrase: entrar numa crise
Comecei a me questionar e entrar numa crise
CicaBarth
Local time: 16:15
have a crisis of confidence
Explanation:
A pretty common expression
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Jennifer Byers
Local time: 16:15
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2have a crisis of confidence
Jennifer Byers
5 +1had a panic attack
Nick Taylor
4 +1Experience (have) an episode
Rossana Lima
4 +1freak out
Muriel Vasconcellos
4flipped
Douglas Bissell
3undergo a crisis
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3entering a state of crisis
Daniel Pimentel
2I started to question myself, started falling apart.
T o b i a s


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
have a crisis of confidence


Explanation:
A pretty common expression


    Reference: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/cr...
Jennifer Byers
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarida Martins Costelha
20 mins
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agree  Mark Pinto
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undergo a crisis


Explanation:
Perhaps. Not much context.

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Note added at 44 mins (2016-09-29 18:04:20 GMT)
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"to start to undergo a crisis"

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 15:15
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Experience (have) an episode


Explanation:
Depends on the context. If the person it refers to has a clinical disorder (like bioplar disorder for example) "entrar numa crise" would mean that the person experienced or had an episode.


Rossana Lima
Portugal
Local time: 19:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  Bett: bom
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entering a state of crisis


Explanation:
Comecei a me questionar e entrar numa crise

I started to question myself and was entering a state of crisis(depression).

Daniel Pimentel
Brazil
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
had a panic attack


Explanation:
had a panic attack (crise de nervos)

Nick Taylor
Local time: 19:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Purdom: 'panic' would do, 'I started to question myself and panic'
1 day 18 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
flipped


Explanation:
I just flipped

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 19:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Comecei a me questionar e entrar numa crise
I started to question myself, started falling apart.


Explanation:
or
I started to question myself, started to fall apart.

Many possibilities. But so as to not sound stilted, the entire structure needs to be adapted in English.



e.g.
https://whisper.sh/whisper/052b7533f269e12b7ee4a7a558b508439...


T o b i a s
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3 days 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
freak out


Explanation:
Lacking context, I can only add what I might say in circumstances when I might say I was doubting myself.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 12:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Nick Taylor
18 hrs
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