o que mais chamou a minha atencao

English translation: what most struck me (about the text)

22:56 Jan 22, 2016
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Portuguese term or phrase: o que mais chamou a minha atencao
A pedido da minha chefe tive que ler todo o texto recomendado para a nossa proxima conferencia. O que mais me chamou a atencao no texto foi o fato de falarem explicitamente de preconceito na area do trabalho.
marinacast
Local time: 06:36
English translation:what most struck me (about the text)
Explanation:

"When I gave my first hard, considered look at Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems, what most struck mewas simply the loveliness of the actual page with his ..." Katherine Campbell Mead-Brewer, The Trickster in Ginsberg: A Critical Reading (2013).



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Note added at 35 mins (2016-01-22 23:31:43 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo. First example should have read: "When I gave my first hard, considered look at Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems, what most struck me was simply the loveliness of the actual page with his ..." Katherine Campbell Mead-Brewer, The Trickster in Ginsberg: A Critical Reading (2013).

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Note added at 37 mins (2016-01-22 23:33:38 GMT)
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"What most struck me about the story was the author's portrayal of a sweetness in the resultant simplicity of life." Station Eleven: A Book Review. http://deborahprum.com/blog/2015/10/29/station-eleven-a-book...
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Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 04:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7what most struck me (about the text)
Pablo Julián Davis
4 +1what called my attention the most
Matheus Chaud
3 +1what mostly called my attention
Patrick Dupont
3What impressed me mostly
Danik 2014


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
what mostly called my attention


Explanation:
sug.

Patrick Dupont
Brazil
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rolehr
4 mins
  -> Obrigado, rolehr.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
o que mais chamou a minha atenção
What impressed me mostly


Explanation:
Sugestão

Danik 2014
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 5
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
what most struck me (about the text)


Explanation:

"When I gave my first hard, considered look at Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems, what most struck mewas simply the loveliness of the actual page with his ..." Katherine Campbell Mead-Brewer, The Trickster in Ginsberg: A Critical Reading (2013).



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Note added at 35 mins (2016-01-22 23:31:43 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo. First example should have read: "When I gave my first hard, considered look at Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems, what most struck me was simply the loveliness of the actual page with his ..." Katherine Campbell Mead-Brewer, The Trickster in Ginsberg: A Critical Reading (2013).

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Note added at 37 mins (2016-01-22 23:33:38 GMT)
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"What most struck me about the story was the author's portrayal of a sweetness in the resultant simplicity of life." Station Eleven: A Book Review. http://deborahprum.com/blog/2015/10/29/station-eleven-a-book...


Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 04:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s: spot on
46 mins

agree  Emiliano Pantoja
8 hrs

agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
8 hrs

agree  Georgia Morg (X): or "what struck me most about xxx"
10 hrs

agree  Ana Vozone: With Georgia.
10 hrs

agree  Mario Freitas: Agree with Georgia. "the most" should be the last part of the clause. i.e. "what struck me the most", IMO.
11 hrs

agree  Nick Taylor: what struck me most
13 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
o que mais chamou a minha atenção
what called my attention the most


Explanation:
https://www.google.com.br/search?q=" what mostly called my a...

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Pode até usar outra coisa em vez de "call one's attention", mas a construção correta em inglês é com "the most" no final do período.
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Mario. Foi justamente pelo posicionamento do "most" que decidi postar a sugestão - também me pareceu a forma mais apropriada gramaticalmente.
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