Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Ficar órfão de
English translation:
Deprived of
Added to glossary by
Marlene Curtis
Jul 11, 2010 10:13
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Ficar órfão de
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Idioms and Phrases
...ficámos todos órfãos de celebridade quando se soube que ele não vinha.
É sobre a estreia de um filme e todo o mundo ficou desapontado quando se soube que a estrela principal nao vinha.
Algumas sugestões sobre como melhor traduzir esta frase? Obrigada!
É sobre a estreia de um filme e todo o mundo ficou desapontado quando se soube que a estrela principal nao vinha.
Algumas sugestões sobre como melhor traduzir esta frase? Obrigada!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | Deprived of |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 +2 | cheated |
Amy Duncan (X)
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| 5 | bereaved of |
Thais Peiffer
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| 3 | we got celebrityless |
Adriana Maciel
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Change log
Jul 13, 2010 10:28: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Jul 13, 2010 10:28: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
37 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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269
Selected
Deprived of
In the context.
We were deprived of our celebrity...
deprived
adj. deprivado, desprovido; aquele a quem algo foi negado
We were deprived of our celebrity...
deprived
adj. deprivado, desprovido; aquele a quem algo foi negado
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada, Marlene!"
5 mins
Thais Peiffer
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
English/Brazilian Port Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
bereaved of
we were all bereaved of our celebrity
5 hrs
Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Sworn Translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
+2
5 hrs
cheated
We all felt cheated out of seeing a celebrity...
I wouldn't say "out of celebrity" because it sounds weird in English.
I wouldn't say "out of celebrity" because it sounds weird in English.
Peer comment(s):
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Enza Longo
: I had wanted to post this answer but had second thoughts and decided not to for some reason. I think this is the most natural sounding and what most English natives would say in such a situation.
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Thanks, Enza!
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| agree |
Evans (X)
: what I would say
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Thanks, Gilla!
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