figure-eight motion

Portuguese translation: fazer movimentos em oito (com os quadris)

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English term or phrase:figure-eight motion
Portuguese translation:fazer movimentos em oito (com os quadris)
Entered by: Oliver Simões

19:12 Feb 12, 2018
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / adult romance book
English term or phrase: figure-eight motion
"I pushed myself back to a standing position, and began to move my hips in a figure-eight motion while running my hands over my body."

Definição de "figure eight": https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Figure eight
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 14:04
fazer movimentos em oito com os quadris
Explanation:
A fulana alude à dança do ventre.
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Paulo Marcon
Brazil
Local time: 18:04
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Obrigado!
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5girar
Nick Taylor
4 +1fazer movimentos em oito com os quadris
Paulo Marcon
4 +1rebolar, balançar
Luis Eliaquim Gomes de Sousa
Summary of reference entries provided
How to Do a Vertical Figure 8 | Belly Dancing
Beatriz Souza

  

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girar


Explanation:
girar

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fazer movimentos em oito com os quadris


Explanation:
A fulana alude à dança do ventre.

Paulo Marcon
Brazil
Local time: 18:04
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Obrigado!

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agree  Beatriz Souza: Na mosca, BV1, dança do ventre! Talvez 'movimentar os quadris em forma de oito' seja outra possibilidade. beatriz_souza
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rebolar, balançar


Explanation:
Olha só. O tipo de descrição aplicado no caso não casa bem com a definição proposta no urban dictionary. Uma pessoa que balança os quadris libidinosamente, tal como o trecho permite entrever, talvez: rebole, gingue, remexa os quadris. Requebrar ainda é uma palavra utilizada. Essas possibilidades me soam mais idiomáticas. Ela balançava o corpo para lá e para cá descrevendo um número oito. Porém, utilizar a palavra "figure-eight" na tradução vai soar forçado, se o restante não for bem executado.


    Reference: http://https://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/rebolar
Luis Eliaquim Gomes de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 18:04
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agree  José Helbert: Concordo! Acho que rebolar seria a opção que soaria mais natural nesse contexto.
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Reference comments


1 day 2 hrs
Reference: How to Do a Vertical Figure 8 | Belly Dancing

Reference information:
Boa noite.
Uma possibilidade do movimento, ou ondulação, que a personagem está fazendo com os quadris no texto mencionado pode ser vista no link abaixo:

https://youtu.be/1EdBDPekcJQ

Aos meus olhos, digamos, isso parece ser um tantinho diferente do rebolado brasileiro.

bom trabalho, em final de Carnaval - Marid Gras!
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Beatriz Souza
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