eyebrows shoots north

20:42 Nov 19, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Matéria Jornalística
English term or phrase: eyebrows shoots north
"You're sitting in a hotel bar, luxuriating in the fact that you're still able to go out and make intellectual pop music, and Louis Walsh comes along and says, 'Please will you write me a Eurovision hit for Jedward?'" One of McCluskey's eyebrows shoots north; he relishes a good anecdote. "That really happened to me yesterday."
Jeovane Cazer
Brazil
Local time: 09:58


Summary of answers provided
5McCluskey ergue uma sobrancelha
coolbrowne
5levantou uma sobrancelha
airmailrpl
4arqueou as sobrancelhas
Silvia Aquino
3uma das sobrancelhas de McCluskey salta para cima
Guilherme Zacura Neto (X)


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
arqueou as sobrancelhas


Explanation:
sugestão

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Note added at 17 mins (2010-11-19 20:59:52 GMT)
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erro de digitação

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Note added at 18 mins (2010-11-19 21:00:52 GMT)
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Arqueou uma sobrancelha

Silvia Aquino
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one of McCluskey's eyebrows shoots north
McCluskey ergue uma sobrancelha


Explanation:
Na verdade é preciso selecionar mais um pouco da frase para estabelecer que é apenas uma sobrancelha (sem m). Ademais, o original usa o o tempo presente e não há motivo para mudar para o passado em português (há casos em que é necessário, mas este não é um deles)

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levantou uma sobrancelha


Explanation:
One of McCluskey's eyebrows shoots north => levantou uma sobrancelha


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airmailrpl
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uma das sobrancelhas de McCluskey salta para cima


Explanation:
o verbo "saltar" confere a mesma intensidade de "shoot", sendo mais adequado do que simplesmente "levantar" as sobrancelhas

Guilherme Zacura Neto (X)
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