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Translation - Portuguese-English - "Stars" têm tanto e eu a morrer de ...

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This translation request is "Meaning only".
Title
"Stars" têm tanto e eu a morrer de ...
Text
Submitted by stardrog
Source language: Portuguese

"Stars" têm tanto e eu a morrer de fome
Remarks about the translation
Before:
"Stars tanto e eu morro de fome"

Title
Stars have so much and I'm starving.
Translation
English

Translated by Sweet Dreams
Target language: English

Stars have so much and I'm starving.
Remarks about the translation
Stars = celebrities; rich people
Validated by lilian canale - 16 January 2010 22:04





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15 January 2010 21:56

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Hi sweety,

Weird sentence

Anyway...
me ---> I am

15 January 2010 22:06

Sweet Dreams
Number of messages: 2202
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 January 2010 00:24

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
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 January 2010 01:03

Lizzzz
Number of messages: 234
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 January 2010 10:27

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Hum...but we would be changing the original by adding words. If only the requester could give more context...

16 January 2010 11:29

Sweet Dreams
Number of messages: 2202
It's a nice suggestion Liz. Even if we edit the phrase, its sense doesn't change.

16 January 2010 16:31

Francky5591
Number of messages: 12396
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 January 2010 12:57

Sweet Dreams
Number of messages: 2202
Thanks, Francky!

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

16 January 2010 16:17

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
You should edit the original then

16 January 2010 17:00

Francky5591
Number of messages: 12396
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 January 2010 21:59

Lizzzz
Number of messages: 234
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 January 2010 22:02

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
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 January 2010 22:43

Francky5591
Number of messages: 12396
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 January 2010 12:51

Sweet Dreams
Number of messages: 2202
Thank you all.