Oct 7, 2013 16:05
10 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
France
Por/Sp/Cat/Fr->En, IoLDipTrans, MACantab
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
um transmontano de fibra e grande carácter
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Profiles of football players
Hi everyone! I'm translating profiles of football players for FC Porto to UK English. This one is on Nóbrega. Thanks for your help!
Olhando a lista, percebe-se que Nóbrega atravessou gerações e fez a comodidade de alguns dos grandes ou mais ilustres criadores e goleadores do FC Porto. Nóbrega era isso mesmo: um rio que não seca, **um transmontano de fibra e grande carácter**, jogador de explosões e velocidade inquietante, que montou a sua fábrica de peças para golo na esquerda, servindo generosamente os melhores dos anos 60 e 70 do século XX.
Olhando a lista, percebe-se que Nóbrega atravessou gerações e fez a comodidade de alguns dos grandes ou mais ilustres criadores e goleadores do FC Porto. Nóbrega era isso mesmo: um rio que não seca, **um transmontano de fibra e grande carácter**, jogador de explosões e velocidade inquietante, que montou a sua fábrica de peças para golo na esquerda, servindo generosamente os melhores dos anos 60 e 70 do século XX.
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29 mins
Maria Teresa Bermudes
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Portuguese
United Kingdom
Accurate and fluent communications.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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a tough, no-nonsense character hailing from the mountainous region of Northern Portugal
'Transmontanos' are known to be hardy and straightforward, coming as they do from 'beyond the mountains' -- literally.
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Comment: "Thanks!"
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9 mins
Daniela de Oliveira
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Media & Marketing translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
a valiant 'transmontano' with a great character
I would leave transmontano in Portuguese and maybe add "a native from the northeastern region of Trás-os-Montes in brackets.
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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suesimons
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Verginia Ophof
10 mins
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Dr Lofthouse
41 mins
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14 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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28
a fierce competitor from northern Portugal
It doesn't make sense to translate "transmontano" literally here, and using parentheses would, I think, only add unnecessary confusion and awkwardness.
This appears to be the sense, adapted for UK readers who are assumed to not be intimately familiar with the geography of Portugal.
Boa sorte.
This appears to be the sense, adapted for UK readers who are assumed to not be intimately familiar with the geography of Portugal.
Boa sorte.
17 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
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English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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52
a native from Trás-os-Montes, strong and with a great character.
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josé cordeiro // he was born in Angola but came to Portugal at a very young age. He considers himself a proud native of Trás-os-Montes, which has had a strong ..
de fibra = strong, courageous
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