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Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Fazer um retrato
English translation:
To portray
Added to glossary by
Pedrina -
Nov 5, 2008 15:26
15 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Fazer um retrato
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Biography
Fazer um retrato de xxxx é desenhar uma presença, um olhar atento, ..., que sabia voltar-se profundamente para o outro,
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | To portray |
Isabel Peck
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| 5 +2 | draw a portrait |
Gilmar Fernandes
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| 4 | Painting a portait |
Fernanda Rocha
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| 4 -1 | going on a retreat |
Katja van Hellemond
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Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
Isabel Peck
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Specializes in field
Portugal
15 yrs - engineering to art criticism
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
Selected
To portray
Parece-me, uma vez que não é claro se o retrato é pintado ou escrito, que "portray" se adequa a ambas as situaçoes.
Note from asker:
| Isso mesmo, Isabel: se refere aos dois. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada!"
-1
2 mins
Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Portugal
Works in field
Portugal
E-mail: [email protected]
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Portuguese to Dutch, and 1 more.
going on a retreat
16,400,000 hits on google.co.uk
Note from asker:
| ??? |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Paul Dixon
: No way - retreat is "retiro" or "retirada". Yet another mishap caused through the overgooglification of our profession.
51 mins
|
+2
3 mins
Gilmar Fernandes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
84
draw a portrait
MICHAELIS dictionary:
por.trait
[p'ɔ:trit] n 1 retrato. 2 imagem: pessoa ou coisa semelhante a outra. 3 descrição realista (especialmente de uma pessoa).
por.trait
[p'ɔ:trit] n 1 retrato. 2 imagem: pessoa ou coisa semelhante a outra. 3 descrição realista (especialmente de uma pessoa).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maria José Tavares (X)
0 min
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Thanks Maria Jose -:)
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| agree |
Nancy Cortell
10 mins
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Thanks Nancy!
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9 mins
Fernanda Rocha
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Passion for translating and researching
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
Painting a portait
Sug. :))
Arthur Thomas Woodward painting a portrait of Alfred Deakin probably at Arilpa ... ms-ms0001-002-0001-s22-a1-v.tif, Arthur T Woodward painting a portrait of ...
www.deakin.edu.au/dro/view/DU:30006291
"Painting a Portrait is more than the facial details it is specialising in their uniqueness. How often we see portraits that do no more than show a ..."
portrait-painting.suite101.com/article.cfm/painting_a_likeness
Hope it helps. :))
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-11-05 15:37:03 GMT)
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ops... typo... sorry!
It should be *PAINTING A PORTRAIT*
Arthur Thomas Woodward painting a portrait of Alfred Deakin probably at Arilpa ... ms-ms0001-002-0001-s22-a1-v.tif, Arthur T Woodward painting a portrait of ...
www.deakin.edu.au/dro/view/DU:30006291
"Painting a Portrait is more than the facial details it is specialising in their uniqueness. How often we see portraits that do no more than show a ..."
portrait-painting.suite101.com/article.cfm/painting_a_likeness
Hope it helps. :))
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-11-05 15:37:03 GMT)
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ops... typo... sorry!
It should be *PAINTING A PORTRAIT*
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