Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
fez o movimento com o pé
English translation:
the man moved his foot...
Added to glossary by
Marlene Curtis
Feb 9, 2009 00:33
15 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
Eager to show off the goods.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese
fez o movimento com o pé
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Literature
«(...) o velho fez o movimento com o pé, escondido, escorregadio, sob a mesa, e uma cadeira pareceu mover-se por magia em direcção à mulher polícia (...)»
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | the man moved his foot... |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 +2 | with some foot action |
Floriana Leary
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| 4 | made the signal with his foot |
T o b i a s
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Change log
Feb 9, 2009 18:55: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+7
5 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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195
Selected
the man moved his foot...
:)
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-02-09 00:52:37 GMT)
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The man moved his foot and ...a chair seemed to be set into motion by magic, towards the police woman.
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-02-09 00:52:37 GMT)
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The man moved his foot and ...a chair seemed to be set into motion by magic, towards the police woman.
Note from asker:
| Actually, this was my first choice, but then I used "moved" referring to the chair, and I thought I should change it. Perhaps I can change the "moved" on the chair and put it on "the foot", I'm still thinking about the sentence. Thank you! |
| Following what I just said, I put "a chair seemed to magically slide towards the policewoman(...)", so I guess I can use this expression now! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Marlene :)"
+2
9 mins
Floriana Leary
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
efficient
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
with some foot action
old man with some foot action, hidden, slippery...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Beta Cummins
: It sounds good with the whole context.
4 mins
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Thank you Beta, have a great day!
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| agree |
rhandler
11 hrs
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Thank you rhandler, have a great day!
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12 hrs
made the signal with his foot
or possibly "made the movement with his foot".
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-02-09 12:40:43 GMT)
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Hard to tell without a bit more context!
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-02-09 12:40:43 GMT)
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Hard to tell without a bit more context!
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