Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
pesadas
English translation:
grimest
Added to glossary by
Fiona Gonçalves
Mar 26, 2005 19:26
19 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
Dynamic and determined
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, English, and 1 more.
pesadas
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
Any suggestions for the word "pesadas" in the following sentence?
"Na passada edição, atrevi-me neste mesmo espaço a desafiar uma das mais pesadas e vincadas tradições portuguesas: o pessimismo."
"Na passada edição, atrevi-me neste mesmo espaço a desafiar uma das mais pesadas e vincadas tradições portuguesas: o pessimismo."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | grimest |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 +3 | deepest |
Ana Thompson
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| 4 | heaviest |
Neila Carneiro-Winrow
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| 4 | painful, difficult |
António Ribeiro
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Proposed translations
+2
16 mins
Selected
grimest
because pesado is quasi-slang and heavy in English doesn't work for me..:)
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Note added at 1 hr 36 mins (2005-03-26 21:02:32 GMT)
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correction: grimmest
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Note added at 3 hrs 20 mins (2005-03-26 22:46:56 GMT)
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however, if it were my translation I would write:
What I would say: the most deeply engrained of Portuguese traditions...
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Note added at 3 hrs 21 mins (2005-03-26 22:47:42 GMT)
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because of vincadas e pesadas...deeply engrained
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Note added at 1 hr 36 mins (2005-03-26 21:02:32 GMT)
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correction: grimmest
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Note added at 3 hrs 20 mins (2005-03-26 22:46:56 GMT)
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however, if it were my translation I would write:
What I would say: the most deeply engrained of Portuguese traditions...
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Note added at 3 hrs 21 mins (2005-03-26 22:47:42 GMT)
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because of vincadas e pesadas...deeply engrained
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sormane Gomes
: grimmest
19 mins
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whoops..double mm :)
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| agree |
Henrique Magalhaes
49 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I ended up using Jane's suggestion, "the most deeply engrained of Portuguese traditions", as it seemed to fit in best with the overall context of the article I was translating."
11 mins
Neila Carneiro-Winrow
Germany
Germany
Native in Portuguese
Germany
Kether Services
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, German to English, and 1 more.
Portuguese term (edited):
mais pesadas
heaviest
;-)
+3
54 mins
Ana Thompson
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Legal Experience in Portugal and USA
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
deepest
I agree that heaviest doesn't sound good in English, but I think pesado, in this context should be deep, as, for instante, it is when translating pesado from luto pesado into deep mourning...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
James Cook
: deepest
57 mins
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Ana Paula Miraldo
2 hrs
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Ana Rita Santiago
: or deep-rooted
3 hrs
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Thank you!
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2 hrs
António Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
Professional in Oil & Gas Industry
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
painful, difficult
one of the most painful (difficult).
Eu diria assim.
Eu diria assim.
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