Apr 1, 2009 17:01
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English term

The girls were blooded,...

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature História policial
their status as debutantes confirmed.
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Discussion

Luiz Vasconcelos Apr 2, 2009:
Por que não fechou a pergunta então?
Beth Guimaraes (asker) Apr 2, 2009:
Luiz:

Obrigada pelo interesse, mas a sugestão do Fausto se enquadra perfeitamente.
Luiz Vasconcelos Apr 2, 2009:
Beth, pode passar mais contexto, mais algumas frases do poema ou da passagem? Deve ser um trecho de liberdade poética e estou tendo uma idéia do que pode ser.

Proposed translations

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51 mins
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cumpriram o rito de passagem

Creio ser essa a ideia.

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritos_de_passagem

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blood. v. to give someone their first experience of an activity, especially a difficult or unpleasant one. (Longman)
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):

agree Thais Castanheira
2 hrs
Grato, Thais!
agree rhandler
3 hrs
Grato, Ralph!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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19 mins

as raparigas submeteram-se ao batismo de sangue

my suggestion
as raparigas submeteram-se ao batismo de sangue

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Note added at 23 minutos (2009-04-01 17:24:32 GMT)
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ou
as raparigas foram submetidas ao batismo de sangue e confirmado o seu estatuto de debutantes.
Peer comment(s):

agree José Henrique Moreira
22 mins
Obrigada, José Henrique.
agree Artur Jorge Martins
7 hrs
Obrigada, Artur.
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41 mins

as moças/meninas foram ensanguentadas,...

my suggestion:
as moças/meninas foram ensanguentadas, assim o seu estatuto de debutantes confirmado.
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1 hr

As moças estavam radiantes de vida.

Sug.

Diria assim: as moças/garotas estavam radiantes de vida


Blood: Dictionary of Symbolism
- Blood globally represents life itself, as the element of divine life that functions within the human body. It is repeatedly referred to as having magic powers and as the only food for the supernatural beings, and it is also associated with "a variety of non-rational notions, includ[ing] blood brotherhood, blood vengeance, blood baptism. Since it corresponds so readily with the color red, it represents the end of a series which begins with sunlight (yellow) and follows intermediately with vegetable life (green). Closely tied with passion, but also with death, war, sacrifice (specifically sheep, hog, bull and man) and the warding off of malicious powers -- 'blood has flowed, the danger is past' (Arabic saying). Close ties to guilt, especially as bloodstains


- ... aqueles corpos todos a saltitar radiantes de vida e completamente tonificados até ao «tutano», a música estonteante (Calabria...não me sai da cabeça. ...
diz-que-fui-por-ai-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/02/barbie.html - 82k -

- ... aquilo que somos: verdadeiros seres belos, radiantes de vida e representantes da obra mais extraordinária já vista, ouvida e falada de todos os tempos. ...
mauriliotadeu.blog.uol.com.br/arch2007-06-10_2007-06-16.html - 66k
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