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Tradução - Português-Inglês - Sabes onde podes meter as tuas desculpas?

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Título
Sabes onde podes meter as tuas desculpas?
Texto
Enviado por ミハイル
Língua de origem: Português

Sabes onde podes meter as tuas desculpas?
Notas sobre a tradução
Asuka( de EVANGELION) disse esta frase.
Não pude entender "Saber onde poder mater as desculpas." porque não está na nenhuma dicionário.(I want to say Any dictionaries didn't translate this phrase.Is this correct?)

Título
You know where you can put your apologies?
Tradução
Inglês

Traduzido por mya
Língua alvo: Inglês

You know where you can put your apologies?
Notas sobre a tradução
I wasn't sure whether to put "do" or not in the beginning of the phrase, but since it's clearly not formal, I guess it's better without it.
Última validação ou edição por Tantine - 28 Agosto 2007 14:08





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28 Agosto 2007 07:02

Tantine
Número de mensagens: 2747
Hi Mya

Your English looks OK, I agree that the "do" at the beginning is probably superfluous.

As I don't speak Portuguese, I'm polling the community.

Bises
Tantine

CC: kafetzou

28 Agosto 2007 07:33

anabela_fernandes
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Correct is:
Do you know where you can put your apologies?

28 Agosto 2007 07:54

Tantine
Número de mensagens: 2747
Hi Anabela,

I'm sure that the literal translation would use "do" at the beginning of the phrase, but as it is a rather informal phrase, it can probably "do" without .

If the phrase in Portuguese implies a rather vulgar location for the apologies, it is much better without.

Bises
Tantine

28 Agosto 2007 08:11

Rodrigues
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It should be right a question-format of the english text !!

28 Agosto 2007 09:34

casper tavernello
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Well Mikhail, it would be hard to explain here in front of these ladies and gentleman, if you know what I mean.

28 Agosto 2007 09:59

guilon
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The Portuguese text implies that the intended recipient should put the apologies "downstairs" since they are not accepted.

28 Agosto 2007 11:05

casper tavernello
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I don't think that it's necessary a 'do you' as it's a rhetorical question.

28 Agosto 2007 13:22

kafetzou
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Correct question formation in English has a "do" in front, whereas in Portuguese it does not. Although I agree that it's perfectly understandable as is, in general I would say that the "do" should be inserted.

28 Agosto 2007 13:40

casper tavernello
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I've read that on rhetorical questions you don't actually ought to put question mark or 'do'.
Well, now I'm really confused.

28 Agosto 2007 13:47

kafetzou
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That's not correct. Here's an example:

"Do you really think Tantine and I don't know English grammar?"

This can also be stated in another way:

"You don't really think Tantine and I don't know English grammar, do you?"

When we say a statement with rising intonation, which is the way you ask yes/no questions in Portuguese, I assume, if it's the same as Spanish, it implies we're asking for confirmation that the question was correct.


28 Agosto 2007 13:52

casper tavernello
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This is not what I am saying.
Internet sources are saying.

28 Agosto 2007 13:58

casper tavernello
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...and that's why I said I was confused, because internets suppose to be a good source.

28 Agosto 2007 14:07

Tantine
Número de mensagens: 2747
Hi All

To "do" or not to "do", that is the question.

I'm going to validate as it is.

Bises

28 Agosto 2007 16:50

thathavieira
Número de mensagens: 2247
The Portuguese text implies that the intended recipient should put the apologies "downstairs" since they are not accepted.
Nice explanation :P