Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
steady trickle
Portuguese translation:
(um) fluxo sólido/constante
Added to glossary by
Marlene Curtis
Dec 26, 2009 01:32
14 yrs ago
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English term
steady trickle
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
religious literature
we witness a steady trickle of those [who get involved in something bad]
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
4 +3 | (um) fluxo sólido/constante |
Marlene Curtis
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5 | procissão |
coolbrowne
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References
trickle..procession |
airmailrpl
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Change log
Jan 6, 2010 17:21: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Selected
(um) fluxo sólido/constante
Diria assim...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-12-26 13:40:30 GMT)
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Sim, creio que um pequeno fluxo constante seria perfeito...
Note from asker:
Yes, "fluxo constante" would be workable although to get the thought of a minimal amount I might use "um pequeno fluxo constante". Thanks for the help! |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Claudio Mazotti
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Grata Claudio!
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Grata Teresa!
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agree |
airmailrpl
: "um pequeno fluxo constante".
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Grata!
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Comment: "Thanks again for the assistance."
35 mins
procissão
In general, "to trickle" corresponds to "gotejar" so that "steady trickle" would be "pinga-pinga continuo". However, "procissão" would be a commonly used Portuguese expression, to convey the sense of “steady trickle" in this context. I suspect that the whole sentence would be better served by a different construction in Portuguese but, since we don’t have the full sentence and the specifics of the context, I can't see exactly what that would be.
Peer comment(s):
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: Sounds like a good option but context provided is poor (sigh)
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Thank you.
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airmailrpl
: "procissão" has nothing to do with "to flow in a thin gentle stream" => definition of trickle..."Pingar" is "drip"
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That's not the definition but one possible fancy intepretation. Normally trickle means "pingar".
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Reference comments
18 hrs
Reference:
trickle..procession
Main Entry: 1trick·le
Pronunciation: ˈtri-kəl
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): trick·led; trick·ling -k(ə-)liŋ
Etymology: Middle English trikelen, of imitative origin
Date: 14th century
1 a : to issue or fall in drops
b : to flow in a thin gentle stream
2 a : to move or go one by one or little by little <customers began to trickle in>
b : to dissipate slowly <his enthusiasm trickled away
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trickle
Main Entry: 1pro·ces·sion
Pronunciation: prə-ˈse-shən
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English processioun, from Anglo-French processiun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere
Date: 12th century
1 a : a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
b : succession, sequence
2 a : continuous forward movement
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-12-26 20:23:58 GMT)
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Main Entry: 1pro·ces·sion
Pronunciation: prə-ˈse-shən
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English processioun, from Anglo-French processiun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere
Date: 12th century
1 a : a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
b : succession, sequence
2 a : continuous forward movement
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procession
Pronunciation: ˈtri-kəl
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): trick·led; trick·ling -k(ə-)liŋ
Etymology: Middle English trikelen, of imitative origin
Date: 14th century
1 a : to issue or fall in drops
b : to flow in a thin gentle stream
2 a : to move or go one by one or little by little <customers began to trickle in>
b : to dissipate slowly <his enthusiasm trickled away
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trickle
Main Entry: 1pro·ces·sion
Pronunciation: prə-ˈse-shən
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English processioun, from Anglo-French processiun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere
Date: 12th century
1 a : a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
b : succession, sequence
2 a : continuous forward movement
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-12-26 20:23:58 GMT)
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Main Entry: 1pro·ces·sion
Pronunciation: prə-ˈse-shən
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English processioun, from Anglo-French processiun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere
Date: 12th century
1 a : a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
b : succession, sequence
2 a : continuous forward movement
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procession
Discussion
Não obstante, continua a procissão daqueles cujos navios/barcos naufragaram em mares tempestuosos.