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Translation - Portuguese brazilian-English - Uma frase de Carlos Dummon de Andrade

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Category Sentence - Daily life

Title	Uma frase de Carlos Dummon de Andrade
Text Submitted by leticia ferreira	Source language: Portuguese brazilian Se vocÃª sabe explicar o que sente, nÃ£o ama, pois o amor foge de todas as explicaÃ§Ãµes possÃveis.
Remarks about the translation	Uma frase que nÃ£o consegui traduzi-la para o inglÃªs.

Title	Carlos Drummond de Andrade's quote
Translation English Translated by goncin	Target language: English If you can explain what you feel, you don't love, because love doesn't suit any likely explanation.

Validated by dramati - 20 February 2008 22:49

Last messages

	Author	Message
		19 February 2008 18:54
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	Hey, Goncin: As a poet you must know how deceived we can be by words! foge in this text doesn't mean that: love escapes, breaks free, runs away from anything. It means that love is out, not included... I guess the best choice for this sentence is: love doesn't fit (suit) any likely explanation
		19 February 2008 19:10
	goncin Number of messages: 3706	Lilian, Yes, your super-hyper-optimal-explendid English simply humiliates mine... Yes, I was aware that is such a metaphore; I just hoped it could work also in Shakespeare's language. Going to edit...
		19 February 2008 19:04
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	I'm sorry it doesn't work, Goncinho