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"Stars" têm tanto e eu a morrer de ...
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"Stars" têm tanto e eu a morrer de fome
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"Stars tanto e eu morro de fome"

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Stars have so much and I'm starving.
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Vertaald door Sweet Dreams
Doel-taal: Engels

Stars have so much and I'm starving.
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Stars = celebrities; rich people
Laatst goedgekeurd of bewerkt door lilian canale - 16 januari 2010 22:04





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15 januari 2010 21:56

lilian canale
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Hi sweety,

Weird sentence

Anyway...
me ---> I am

15 januari 2010 22:06

Sweet Dreams
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Hi Lilian.

I was sure it would sound weird in English, but I don't really know how to translate that part.

If it was "I am" the portuguese version should be "estou". This form of phrase is used to show a contrast (rich and poor people in this case). I don't know if you have an idea?

16 januari 2010 00:24

lilian canale
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Yes, I know what you mean and I understood the line, however, even if "estou" can be omitted in Portuguese (sort of ellipsis), it can't be omitted in English in a case like this.

16 januari 2010 01:03

Lizzzz
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Hi girls

Just a suggestion...

I think that 'Estrelas (famosos) têm tanto e eu (estou) a morrer de fome' sounds better than 'Tantas estrelas e eu a morrer de fome', then it could be 'Stars have so much (things) and I'm starving'

16 januari 2010 10:27

lilian canale
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Hum...but we would be changing the original by adding words. If only the requester could give more context...

16 januari 2010 11:29

Sweet Dreams
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It's a nice suggestion Liz. Even if we edit the phrase, its sense doesn't change.

16 januari 2010 16:31

Francky5591
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Do not forget this is a "meaning only" request, so it doesn't matter too much if the English doesn't stick exactly with the original, as far as the meaning from this text is provided to the requester.


16 januari 2010 12:57

Sweet Dreams
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Thanks, Francky!

I edited to "stars have so much and I'm starving", Liz's suggestion.

16 januari 2010 16:17

lilian canale
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You should edit the original then

16 januari 2010 17:00

Francky5591
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Well, "stars have so much" and "there are so many stars" have not the same meaning.

under the Portuguese version , requester seemed to agree with the following text :
"Tantas estrelas e eu a morrer à/de fome"

Not that I'm intending to spend hours on a meaning only translation, but at least the meaning has to be respected from this kind of translation request.


16 januari 2010 21:59

Lizzzz
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Hi Francky

1)She agreed but it sounds weird and she doesn't speak portuguese, I think she may be a beginner student of portuguese
2)My suggestion makes more sense with the original --> 'Stars tanto...' 'Estrelas têm tanto...'
3)both 'stars have so much' and 'there are so many stars' show contrast in different ways but the sentence must mean that while some people have so much others have none

16 januari 2010 22:02

lilian canale
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Concordo com a Lizzzz.
Acho que o mais provável é que no original esteja faltando "têm".

Edit: OOps! Sorry Francky.
I say that the in the original "Têm" must be missing. I'll edit it, OK?

16 januari 2010 22:43

Francky5591
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Oh yes, you're totally right, Lizzz!
I posted a bit fast and did not take in consideration what you said, I'm sorry!

And you're right about the "meaning only" you defined; so, yes Lilian, the Portuguese version had to be edited!


17 januari 2010 12:51

Sweet Dreams
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Thank you all.