deep and down

Portuguese translation: surdo e mudo

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English term or phrase:deep and down
Portuguese translation:surdo e mudo
Entered by: airmailrpl

22:51 Oct 31, 2017
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / The way of all flesh (1940)
English term or phrase: deep and down
Pessoal, nessa frase um deles diz: Maybe he can't talk, you know, deep and down.

Pois eles estão fazendo perguntas ao Paul e ele não está respondendo. Aí um deles fala esta frase.

Não entendi o significado de deep and down nessa frase.

Link: https://youtu.be/-hSTeAy-lV8 (9:52 até 9:55)

Obrigado!
Daniel Slon
surdo e mudo
Explanation:
deep and down => Deef and dumb => surdo e mudo

deef. Adjective. (comparative more deef, superlative most deef) (obsolete or dialectal) deaf.
Deef dictionary definition | deef defined - YourDictionary
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deaf and dumb
adjectivedatedoffensive
adjective: deaf and dumb

(of a person) both deaf and unable to speak.
"he has been deaf and dumb since birth"

Translate deaf and dumb to

1. surdo e mudo
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airmailrpl
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Local time: 20:04
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Ótima dica! Obrigado!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Talvez ele não possa se expressar agora, entende?
Flavia Martins dos Santos
4 +1surdo e mudo
airmailrpl
4no fundo, no fundo / sendo curto e grosso / literalmente
Mario Freitas
3Talvez ele realmente não consiga falar agora
Matheus Chaud


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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Maybe he can't talk, you know, deep and down
Talvez ele realmente não consiga falar agora


Explanation:
Veja se encaixa no contexto...

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/deep-do...
deep down = in reality

Matheus Chaud
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Talvez ele não possa se expressar agora, entende?


Explanation:
Minha sugestão

Flavia Martins dos Santos
Brazil
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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agree  LJohns
54 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
surdo e mudo


Explanation:
deep and down => Deef and dumb => surdo e mudo

deef. Adjective. (comparative more deef, superlative most deef) (obsolete or dialectal) deaf.
Deef dictionary definition | deef defined - YourDictionary
www.yourdictionary.com/deef

deaf and dumb
adjectivedatedoffensive
adjective: deaf and dumb

(of a person) both deaf and unable to speak.
"he has been deaf and dumb since birth"

Translate deaf and dumb to

1. surdo e mudo

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 84
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Ótima dica! Obrigado!

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agree  Danik 2014
35 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
no fundo, no fundo / sendo curto e grosso / literalmente


Explanation:
"deep and down" significa "na verdade" ou "para falar a verdade" ou as opções acima.
Aqui tem um bom exemplo: https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/3334674

Mario Freitas
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Local time: 20:04
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