Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
manter a pose
English translation:
keep up appearances
Added to glossary by
Marlene Curtis
Feb 24, 2013 00:05
11 yrs ago
Portuguese term
manter a pose
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
série de comédia
Paulo joga na cara de Adriana que ela fica tentando manter a pose, fingindo que está tudo sobre controle, quando na verdade, sob a casca, as coisas não estão indo tão bem assim, que tem uma hora que carro importado e apartamento proprio não dao conta do recado. Romeu tem tudo isso e mesmo assim pirou.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | keep up appearances |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 +2 | put a good face on things |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 3 | keeps trying to stay calm and poised/keep her cool |
Verginia Ophof
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Change log
Feb 24, 2013 00:05: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Mar 3, 2013 16:58: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
31 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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123
Selected
keep up appearances
keep up appearances
to hide your personal or financial problems from other people by continuing to live and behave in the same way that you did in the past
to hide your personal or financial problems from other people by continuing to live and behave in the same way that you did in the past
Peer comment(s):
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Paulinho Fonseca
26 mins
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Grata !
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Beatriz Lessa
1 hr
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Grata!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: This expression usually refers to money or social status, not hiding one's feelings..
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "tks"
+2
8 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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2542
put a good face on things
In this case it's about emotions, not social status.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nick Taylor
: or brave face
1 hr
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Yes, that's even better.
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T o b i a s
48 days
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Thanks, Tobias!
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19 hrs
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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14
keeps trying to stay calm and poised/keep her cool
cool, calm, and collected
Cliché [of a person] very calm and poised. James did very well in his TV appearances. He stayed cool, calm, and collected. The bad news didn't seem to distress Jane at all. She remained cool, calm, and collected.
Cliché [of a person] very calm and poised. James did very well in his TV appearances. He stayed cool, calm, and collected. The bad news didn't seem to distress Jane at all. She remained cool, calm, and collected.
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