Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

sempre na sombra de B

English translation:

A is always overshadowed by B

Added to glossary by Lilian Magalhães
Apr 9, 2011 16:06
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term

sempre na sombra de B

Portuguese to English Social Sciences Idioms / Maxims / Sayings comparações
A está sempre na sombra de B
significa que A não é tão bom ou faz tanto sucesso quanto B

Proposed translations

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A is always overshadowed by B

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Peer comment(s):

agree Georgia Morg (X)
11 mins
agree Silvia Aquino
2 hrs
agree T o b i a s
3 hrs
agree connie leite
4 hrs
agree Mark Robertson
6 hrs
agree Nick Taylor
19 hrs
agree Douglas Bissell
21 hrs
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+2
5 mins

is always in the shadow of B / is always overshadowed by B

Esta Comissão não deve ser obrigada a viver para sempre na sombra dos erros que levaram à demissão da Comissão que a precedeu.
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc...;language=PT
This Commission should not have to live forever in the shadow of the mistakes that caused the resignation of the Commission that went before it.
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc...;language=EN

É preciso assegurar que nesta cimeira a estratégia do desenvolvimento sustentável não fique na sombra dos outros assuntos.
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc...;language=PT
It must be ensured that the strategy for sustainable development will not be overshadowed by other issues at the summit.
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc...;language=EN
Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Robertson
6 hrs
Muito obrigado Mark!
agree T o b i a s : Given lack of context, either would suffice.
2 days 2 hrs
Muito obrigado!
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+1
4 hrs

(A is) always under B's shadow

This is more like it. Please, see the examples below.



Raul Castro Biography - Raul Castro Profile, Raul Castro Childhood ...
Most of his life was spent under the shadow of his elder brother and he was always seen as the right hand of Fidel. Raul played a very important role in the ...
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/raul-castro-111.php

Artist: Marthalicia Matarrita – ArtnHustle
Apr 7, 2011... was that I was always under my older brother's shadow, meaning he did ... he was very good at anything he placed his mind into things. ...
artnhustle.com/blog/2011/04/artist-marthalicia-matarrita/
Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Robertson
2 hrs
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