Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
\"É acaciano dizer que tenho uma personalidade só minha...
English translation:
It goes without saying that my personality is mine alone
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edecastroalves
Jul 17, 2011 15:56
12 yrs ago
Portuguese term
"É acaciano dizer que tenho uma personalidade só minha...
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Teatro.
Tenho o meu lugar, bom ou mau. Só esse lugar me interessa, porque só essa é a minha história." (F. Montenegro).
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Mark Robertson
Native in English
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
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It goes without saying that my personality is mine alone
This is the meaning given in the Grande Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa. The acáciano is a reference to Conselheiro Acácio in Primo Basílio by Eça de Queiroz, who only says "obviedades", Like the verités de M. de la Palisse.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "4"
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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It is meaningless to say that I only have a personality that is only mine.
I have my a my place, good or bad. ...
Mike
Mike
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Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
"It trite to say I have only an idiosyncratic(egocentric) personality."
"For better or worse, I have my place.This is the only place which interests me, because only this (place) tells my story."
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It'S trite to say... sorry!
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It'S trite to say... sorry!
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
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24
is it unoriginal/banal/trite to say I have a unique personality type.
suggestion
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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It's pretentious to say that my personality is unique
My interpretation after reading the definition posted by Luciano. I understand it to be pompous and at the same time without any real substance.
Definitions of pretentious:
pre·ten·tious/priˈtenCHəs/
Adjective: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed. Dictionary.com - Answers.com - Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary
* making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
* (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
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Definitions of pretentious:
pre·ten·tious/priˈtenCHəs/
Adjective: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed. Dictionary.com - Answers.com - Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary
* making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
* (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
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To say that my personality is mine and mine alone is mere sanctimony
Whatever.
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