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to mod

Portuguese translation: modificar / aplicar modificações (ou suplementos / mods)

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English term or phrase:to mod
Portuguese translation:modificar / aplicar modificações (ou suplementos / mods)
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

11:07 Feb 12, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: to mod
While some game developers start by learning how to mod their favorite games,
the game engines of today are so capable that even beginners can use them
to make a game from scratch.
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Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 01:48
modificar / aplicar modificações (ou suplementos)
Explanation:
Geralmente apenas para efeitos cosméticos, embora por vezes possam adicionar funcionalidades não existentes anteriormente.
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Fabio Poeiras
Portugal
Local time: 05:48
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7modificar / aplicar modificações (ou suplementos)
Fabio Poeiras
5 +1fazer/criar mods
Eduardo Gomes
4moderar
Mariana Carmo
4(ação de) adicionar mod
Eduan Moraes
Summary of reference entries provided
mod - verb
Ana Vozone

  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
moderar


Explanation:
Sug.

mo·de·ra·dor |ô|
adjetivo
1. Que modera.

substantivo masculino
2. Pessoa que dirige uma mesa-redonda, um debate ou uma discussão em grupo.


"moderador", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2020, https://dicionario.priberam.org/moderador [consultado em 12-02-2020].

Mariana Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 05:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
modificar / aplicar modificações (ou suplementos)


Explanation:
Geralmente apenas para efeitos cosméticos, embora por vezes possam adicionar funcionalidades não existentes anteriormente.

Fabio Poeiras
Portugal
Local time: 05:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Gratíssima, colegas
T.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor
13 mins
agree  Hauke Christian
42 mins
agree  Matheus Chaud: http://foldoc.org/mod
1 hr
agree  Julio Cinquina
1 hr
agree  Rúben Carvalho: Definition of mod (Entry 4 of 5) informal : a modification made to something usually by its owner or user in order to change its appearance or function
2 hrs
agree  Ana Vozone
4 hrs
agree  Maria Meneses
1 day 8 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(ação de) adicionar mod


Explanation:
Geralmente se tratando de jogos não se traduz o mod. Como alguém adiciona mods no minecraft ou GTA V o verbo continua em inglês.

Eduan Moraes
Brazil
Local time: 01:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fazer/criar mods


Explanation:
O significado é modificar/alterar, mas a gente usa em inglês assim mesmo.


    https://books.google.com.br/books?id=M4LtAgAAQBAJ&lpg=RA2-PA85&ots=07neqcDGkH&dq=%22fazer%20mods%22&hl=pt-BR&pg=RA2-PA85#v=onepage&q=%22faze
    https://books.google.com.tw/books?id=NmGtDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA64&dq=%22criar%20mods%22&hl=pt-BR&pg=PA64#v=onepage&q=%22criar%20mods%22&f=false
Eduardo Gomes
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fausto Machado Tiemann
1 hr
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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: mod - verb

Reference information:
Segundo o dicionário Merriam Webster:
especially : to modify (a software application, such as a video game)
The developer believed the cheaters were ruining the experience for everyone else by modding the game to allow them to pull off moves they shouldn't be able to …
— Nick Santangelo
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mod

Ana Vozone
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80
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