Jan 12, 2002 19:03
22 yrs ago
Portuguese term
lutas surdas
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Daí nasceu-lhe a vontade de fazer um esforço, o maior de sua vida, depois, está claro,
dos primeiros quinze anos de lutas surdas na Repartição, por promoções que tardavam
sempre
I know the literal translation of both, but I'm wondering if anyone can come up with an elegant translation or if they would agree with 'stealthy battling' ?
dos primeiros quinze anos de lutas surdas na Repartição, por promoções que tardavam
sempre
I know the literal translation of both, but I'm wondering if anyone can come up with an elegant translation or if they would agree with 'stealthy battling' ?
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Ilona Dako
United States
United States
United States
experience with the language/wide range
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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28
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silent struggles
lutas no sentido de conflito pesssoal
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everybody for their useful suggestiuons."
11 mins
Antonio Costa (X)
Antonio Costa (X)
Technical Knowledge + Low Rates
Works in: English to Portuguese, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 6 more.
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78
silent striving
I think to strive to get something fits this context.
39 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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1930
covert battles
I think that's better than silent striving, although I'm not much of a literary translator.
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Antonio Costa (X)
: Neither Am I.
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getting nowhere with
Could sound OK. Sorry I have really been too busy to follow the whole evolution of the story and context.Just an idea.
Cheers.
John.
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Note added at 2002-01-12 21:39:47 (GMT)
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Ailish, have you ever been hitting your head against a brick wall in a \"repartição\"? Well, you really do get nowhere!
Cheers.
John.
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Note added at 2002-01-12 21:39:47 (GMT)
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Ailish, have you ever been hitting your head against a brick wall in a \"repartição\"? Well, you really do get nowhere!
5 hrs
José Henrique Lamensdorf
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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103
quietly struggling
I think "quietly" is a better match for the context. Anything related to "silence" sounds kinda out-of-place.
8 hrs
'with his nose to the grindstone' or 'beavering away'
just another couple of options
8 hrs
'with his nose to the grindstone' or 'beavering away'
just another couple of options
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Note added at 2002-01-13 03:07:50 (GMT)
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sorry it came up twice.
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Note added at 2002-01-13 03:07:50 (GMT)
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sorry it came up twice.
14 hrs
silent struggle
silent doesn't seem so furtive as stealthy.
Struggle seems to fit in a bit better
Struggle seems to fit in a bit better
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