dizer assim mesmo

English translation: tell him anyway

14:43 Apr 24, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Portuguese term or phrase: dizer assim mesmo
This appears in a novel, in a brief paragraph where the main character is pondering whether to tell her friend she was raped: "Bastava pensar no acontecimento, deveria dizer assim mesmo o que lhe sucedera?" Would it mean something along the lines of "should she tell him just like that"? Thanks!
AJSComm
Local time: 20:32
English translation:tell him anyway
Explanation:
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 20:32
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Thanks Katarina!
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4 +1tell him anyway
Katarina Peters
4Still tell him
Marcos Cardoso
4just tell him
Nick Taylor


  

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Still tell him


Explanation:
I think that it would be something like "Bastava pensar no acontecimento (something terrible), should she (still) tell him?" or "Should she tell him anyway?"

Marcos Cardoso
Brazil
Local time: 21:32
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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tell him anyway


Explanation:
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 20:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 76
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Thanks Katarina!

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agree  Verginia Ophof
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
just tell him


Explanation:
just tell him

Nick Taylor
Local time: 01:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 98
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