gesto técnico

English translation: Just testing! I meant to do that,

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Portuguese term or phrase:	gesto técnico
English translation:	Just testing! I meant to do that,
Entered by:	Nick Taylor

08:24 Feb 13, 2018

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / this a line from a script

Portuguese term or phrase: gesto técnico

This is part of a script where a man falls, but to avoid losing face says it was a "gesto técnico" and not a fall

Bettina Myers KudoZ activity Questions: 48 (2 open) Answers: 4
Local time: 18:36

Just testing! I meant to do that,

Explanation:
Just testing! I meant to do that,

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Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:36

Grading comment

I have chosen this answer because it fits in with the script. Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

Just testing! I meant to do that,

Nick Taylor

"technical gesture"

airmailrpl

3 +1

an intentional technical move

Mario Freitas

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16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Just testing! I meant to do that,

Explanation:
Just testing! I meant to do that,

Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 40

Grading comment

I have chosen this answer because it fits in with the script. Thank you.

Notes to answerer

Asker: I liked this translation as it gives the idea without translating literally. Thank you

1 hr confidence:

"technical gesture"

Explanation:
gesto técnico => "technical gesture"

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-02-13 10:07:58 GMT)
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The Practice of Everyday Life: Living and cooking. Volume 2
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0816628777
Luce Giard, ‎Michel de Certeau - 1998 - ‎Social Science
The technical gesture, to be distinguished from the expressive gesture that translates a feeling or a reaction, is first defined by its utilitarian aim, its operating intention. Entirely oriented by its purpose, it seeks to attain a realization that will manifest its efficacy as a gesture.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 14:36
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you. This is the exact translation of the term

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

an intentional technical move

Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 14:36
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, I also like this although perhaps not for the context of the script. Thank you.

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