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contracenar

English translation: to co-star

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Portuguese term or phrase:contracenar
English translation:to co-star
Entered by: Amy Duncan (X)

20:56 Jul 24, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Portuguese term or phrase: contracenar
Como se diz...

Sean Connery contracenou com o Rob Brown.

Muito obrigado!
tileeba
to co-star
Explanation:
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Brown made his big-screen debut in Finding Forrester (2000). He co-starred with Sean Connery. According to Brown’s IMDB.com profile, he went to the audition for the movie hoping to land a small part to pay off a cell phone bill. The former Lord Jeffs receiver has also starred in Coach Carter (2005), with Samuel L. Jackson, and Take the Lead (2006).

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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 02:34
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5to co-star
Amy Duncan (X)
4to star
Erik Bry
2enact
Humberto Ribas


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
enact


Explanation:
enact a play = act it (formal)

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errata = act it out (formal)

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-07-24 21:08:30 GMT)
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TERRIBLE CHOICE FORGET IT

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Note added at 12 mins (2007-07-24 21:09:26 GMT)
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FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT

Humberto Ribas
Brazil
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to star


Explanation:
Sean Connery starred with Rob Brown.

to feature in the most prominent or important role
to perform outstandingly
to play the most prominent or important role

Erik Bry
Local time: 23:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Humberto Ribas: contracenar means play second role (supporting actor). Star would be ok in English but tosay that Connery starred with Brown in Portuguese, we'd say that Brown contracenou com Connery. That's how I understand it myself. Quite a few people disagree with me
4 mins
agree  R. Alex Jenkins: Yes, they BOTH starred in the film. See my comment to Amy Duncan.
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to co-star


Explanation:
.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-07-24 22:33:07 GMT)
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Brown made his big-screen debut in Finding Forrester (2000). He co-starred with Sean Connery. According to Brown’s IMDB.com profile, he went to the audition for the movie hoping to land a small part to pay off a cell phone bill. The former Lord Jeffs receiver has also starred in Coach Carter (2005), with Samuel L. Jackson, and Take the Lead (2006).

http://tinyurl.com/2afrgk

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Santos
38 mins
  -> Thanks, Cristina!
agree  Humberto Ribas: That's it BROWN co-starred NOT Connery. So the sentence in Portuguese should be Brown contracenou com Connery
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Humberto!
agree  R. Alex Jenkins: Neither one of them was the Star, they BOTH were. Like Starsky and Hutch. Both of them in the leading role, neither one of them more important than the other...blahahah
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Richard!
agree  cristina estanislau: agree with richard.It means thet both acted together
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Cristina!
agree  Vania Correia
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Vania!
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