off

English translation: off

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Portuguese term or phrase:off
English translation:off
Entered by: Sonny Tissot

21:35 Jun 11, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / television televisão programs
Portuguese term or phrase: off
O texto dos dois offs será escrito por um roteirista alemão e aprovado pelas duas empresas envolvidas.

Começa um off dito pelo francês que dá informações sobre seu país.

As pessoas farão as gravações das perguntas e respostas, além de gravarem o texto em off contido no roteiro.
Although the word is in English, it is also used in Portuguese.
They are talking about a television program. The question is if I have to add something to off, such as an off story, or off something.
Sonny Tissot
Brazil
off
Explanation:
There's no need to add anything - especially because adding something such as 'narration' might introduce an error (e.g. if the off is not narration but a song).
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 19:57
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Summary of answers provided
5off
Jennifer Levey
5V/O
Paula Góes
4narrator/voice-over artist
Marcos de Lima
4narração "off"
David Alexandre (X)
4"off-screen narration"
Fausto Machado Tiemann
4off the record..off camera..
airmailrpl


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
narrator/voice-over artist


Explanation:
'the text for the two narrators will be written by...'

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-06-11 21:53:44 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice-over

Marcos de Lima
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:57
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
narração "off"


Explanation:
segundo creio terá a ver com isto, creio q o texto se estará a referir a uma notícia/notícias narradas pelo repórter em off

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-06-11 21:43:39 GMT)
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No caso do inglês, off narration

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Note added at 21 mins (2008-06-11 21:57:34 GMT)
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estava com dificuldade em lembrar-me, os termos muito usados no âmbito deste contexto são voice-off e voice-on

David Alexandre (X)
Local time: 00:57
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"off-screen narration"


Explanation:
Outra sugestão.

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Note added at 23 mins (2008-06-11 21:59:55 GMT)
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Desculpe, sem aspas, naturalmente

Fausto Machado Tiemann
Brazil
Local time: 20:57
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
off the record..off camera..


Explanation:
O texto dos dois offs será escrito => off the record..off camera..





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Note added at 24 mins (2008-06-11 22:00:28 GMT)
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voice off narration => (voice off camera narration)

Tony Takitani (2004) - IMDb user commentsThe simple story is basically told with voice off narration, mainly a male voice except for one or two occasions when a women's voice takes over briefly. ...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0420260/usercomments?filter=prolific


airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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neutral  Jennifer Levey: 'off the record' is irrelevant in this context
4 hrs
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off


Explanation:
There's no need to add anything - especially because adding something such as 'narration' might introduce an error (e.g. if the off is not narration but a song).

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 19:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
V/O


Language variant: UK

Explanation:
V/O (voice over)

V/O is the recognised abbreviation for "voice over", a narration or commentary on a programme which can be heard but the speaker cannot be seen.

De acordo com o BBC Television Glossary, que pode ser encontrado nesse link: http://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourse.asp?tID=3594&cat=278...


    Reference: http://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourse.asp?tID=3594&cat=278...
Paula Góes
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:57
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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