Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
dá colo
English translation:
[shows] affection
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airmailrpl
Oct 23, 2019 20:16
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Portuguese term
colo
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Existem muitas formas de carinho, e carinho não significa somente cafuné na cabeça. Cada um dá colo do jeito que pode.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +6 | [shows] affection |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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4 | [one] cares tenderly |
Hilton F Santos
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3 | Each person gives lap... |
Clauwolf
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Proposed translations
+6
1 hr
Selected
[shows] affection
I couldn't find a really good English equivalent. I've noticed that Portuguese sometimes has more nuanced possibilities when it comes to characterizing emotions.
Examples:
https://www.everydayhealth.com › healthy-living › affection-confusion-m...
Nov 17, 2017 - It can be an emotional display of love, including words and physical touch. It can also be the prelude to the act of sex. Although men are typically thought of as very physical creatures, **their need for affection and the ability to show it** depends on their personality, and sometimes the way they were brought up.
https://books.google.com › books
Michelle Garnett, Tony Attwood - 2013 - Family & Relationships
**Consider how appropriately your child shows affection to others**
Lots of examples of how animals show affection toward humans through physical gestures.
Examples:
https://www.everydayhealth.com › healthy-living › affection-confusion-m...
Nov 17, 2017 - It can be an emotional display of love, including words and physical touch. It can also be the prelude to the act of sex. Although men are typically thought of as very physical creatures, **their need for affection and the ability to show it** depends on their personality, and sometimes the way they were brought up.
https://books.google.com › books
Michelle Garnett, Tony Attwood - 2013 - Family & Relationships
**Consider how appropriately your child shows affection to others**
Lots of examples of how animals show affection toward humans through physical gestures.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
42 mins
Each person gives lap...
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Note added at 49 mins (2019-10-23 21:05:39 GMT)
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... the way it is afforded
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Note added at 49 mins (2019-10-23 21:05:39 GMT)
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... the way it is afforded
1 hr
[one] cares tenderly
.... À vista disso, locuções como “trazer ao colo” e “querer colo” comportam significado especial, e não encontram equivalente exato em inglês. TECLA SAP
https://www.teclasap.com.br/colo-como-dizer-colo-e-crianca-d...
https://www.teclasap.com.br/colo-como-dizer-colo-e-crianca-d...
Reference comments
50 mins
Reference:
https://www.google.com/search?biw=780&bih=375&ei=hsCwXZf2MKG...
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Note added at 57 minutos (2019-10-23 21:13:20 GMT)
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I mean, each person gives affection in his own way (In the manner that one finds most natural, suitable, or desirable).
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Note added at 57 minutos (2019-10-23 21:13:20 GMT)
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I mean, each person gives affection in his own way (In the manner that one finds most natural, suitable, or desirable).
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