Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
levemente urbana
English translation:
delicately/slightly urban
Added to glossary by
Claudia Costa
Apr 14, 2005 21:52
19 yrs ago
Portuguese term
translator + journalist=flawless writing
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Portuguese, and 1 more.
levemente urbana
Portuguese to English
Marketing
Tourism & Travel
"o estilo é contemporâneo, de linhas direitas, puras, suavidade nas texturas e materiais, a luminosidade é perfeita, uma atmosfera levemente urbana, com sabor a mar… onde o verão se sente todo o ano"
Description of a holiday house. Would "slightly urban" be too literal? The original proposal I have is "atmosphere of gentle civilisation".... Thanks for any help
Description of a holiday house. Would "slightly urban" be too literal? The original proposal I have is "atmosphere of gentle civilisation".... Thanks for any help
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+1
10 mins
Claudia Costa
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Translation, Editing, Proofreading, OQA
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
delicately urban atmosphere
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Real Estate In Broadbeach @ domain.com.au
... This stunning Beach House offers a private lifestyle with the enhanced ... not only sets new standards, it redefines the concept of Urban beach Living. ...
www.domain.com.au/real-estate/Broadbeach/16.html
Koenig & Strey » Property Profile: 270159
... Pool, sundeck, grocery, bank, doorman, and tons of storage. Urban beach living
at its finest. This property listed by Peter Constance
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Spirit of the Namib Safari Itinerary | Exploration Safaris ...
... with its unique urban atmosphere that is a vibrant combination of Africa and
Europe. This quaint Bed & Breakfast is directly on the beach! ...
www.tagasafaris.co.za/ explorations-spirit-of-the-namib-itinerary.htm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
Kerikeri
... and then a sudden glimpse of blue reveals that you are at Orewa Beach, ...
Whangarei offers a relaxed urban atmosphere enhanced by it harbour side ...
www.kerikeri.co.nz/Entry.cfm?WPID=3908 - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
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Real Estate In Broadbeach @ domain.com.au
... This stunning Beach House offers a private lifestyle with the enhanced ... not only sets new standards, it redefines the concept of Urban beach Living. ...
www.domain.com.au/real-estate/Broadbeach/16.html
Koenig & Strey » Property Profile: 270159
... Pool, sundeck, grocery, bank, doorman, and tons of storage. Urban beach living
at its finest. This property listed by Peter Constance
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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-04-14 23:00:16 GMT)
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Spirit of the Namib Safari Itinerary | Exploration Safaris ...
... with its unique urban atmosphere that is a vibrant combination of Africa and
Europe. This quaint Bed & Breakfast is directly on the beach! ...
www.tagasafaris.co.za/ explorations-spirit-of-the-namib-itinerary.htm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
Kerikeri
... and then a sudden glimpse of blue reveals that you are at Orewa Beach, ...
Whangarei offers a relaxed urban atmosphere enhanced by it harbour side ...
www.kerikeri.co.nz/Entry.cfm?WPID=3908 - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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Amilcar
: I like it, though not precisely the same meaning.
10 mins
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Thank you, Amilcar.
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: a house has an urban atmosphere? It does work not stylistically....sorry
12 mins
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That's the new style. People are now looking for an "urban beach living".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks all!"
-1
5 mins
Eduardo Queiroz
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Total satisfaction, or you don't pay!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
slightly urbane
1970s Guy Laroche Lined Leather Jacket
... The look is a little dangerous, slightly urbane, and very sleek, the fact that
it comes from Guy Laroche is icing on the cake. Bust 37", waist 34", ...
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goblinfootfalls
... Got back Monday at 8pm refreshed and exhausted, smelling slightly urbane and
confused. - posted by ella longpre. Friday, December 26, 2003 ...
www.ellalongpre.blogspot.com/ 2003_12_01_ellalongpre_archive.html - 47k - Cached - Similar pages
goblinfootfalls
... We left at 10.30. Yay for spontaneity. Don’t you wish you were us? Got back Monday
at 8pm refreshed and exhausted, smelling slightly urbane and confused. ...
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‘The 'K' factor will continue till eternity’ - Sify.com
... Slightly urbane, not totally alien to youngsters. Apart from this, MTV has 55
per cent youth connectivity in India. ...
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... The look is a little dangerous, slightly urbane, and very sleek, the fact that
it comes from Guy Laroche is icing on the cake. Bust 37", waist 34", ...
www.retrodress.com/coat116.html - 3k - Cached - Similar pages
goblinfootfalls
... Got back Monday at 8pm refreshed and exhausted, smelling slightly urbane and
confused. - posted by ella longpre. Friday, December 26, 2003 ...
www.ellalongpre.blogspot.com/ 2003_12_01_ellalongpre_archive.html - 47k - Cached - Similar pages
goblinfootfalls
... We left at 10.30. Yay for spontaneity. Don’t you wish you were us? Got back Monday
at 8pm refreshed and exhausted, smelling slightly urbane and confused. ...
www.ellalongpre.blogspot.com/ - 101k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
‘The 'K' factor will continue till eternity’ - Sify.com
... Slightly urbane, not totally alien to youngsters. Apart from this, MTV has 55
per cent youth connectivity in India. ...
sify.com/news/pioneer/fullstory.php?id=13514564 - 34k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Amilcar
: Urbane não significa "urbano" (ver p ex Am Heritage).Trata-se aqui de caraterísticas arquitetónicas do prédio..
7 mins
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: urbane means sophisticated but it refers to people and their attitudes ie urbane wit
13 mins
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you are right! I didn't pay close attention to what exactly the urbana referred to in this case. It's not the sophisticated meaning indeed.
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8 mins
Portuguese term (edited):
atmosfera levemente urbana
light urban tone
but your solution is perfectly OK.
Pleeease, no "atmosphere of gentle civilization" anything.
Pleeease, no "atmosphere of gentle civilization" anything.
+2
32 mins
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
20
with a slightly urban touch
Another possibility.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amilcar
: "Slight" better. Like it too, even though slightly changed meaning ... not a great problem in the Madison Av register. You understood the original and produced actual En for the transl; but that does not count unless you are ... native. Are you?
21 mins
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Henrique Magalhaes
20 hrs
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+1
39 mins
Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Quality and Dedication
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Portuguese to German, German, and 1 more.
with a touch of urban chic / sophistication / class
The store offers a unique blend of country hospitality with a touch of urban chic. Features include a gallery for local artists, a garden gift area and ...
www.cheese.ca/map.ihtml
Peer comment(s):
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Amilcar
: It's En and serves the purpose quite well, even though what the original seems to want to say is: neither all Paradise Island, nor all big city (the architectural "feel")
23 mins
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Obrigada, Amilcar
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18 mins
slightly sophisticated or slightly citified
is what I would say....urban is most definitely out...citified?? but what does that mean...:)
what is from the city is sophisticated as opposed to the country...
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OOh oooooooo
I got it:
FInal: Gentrified....a slightly gentrified atmosphere...that works great in English!
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meaning fino...não do campo..yes..and this is right for the tone also...
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If I saw an advert for a beautiful house overlooking a beachm, that had the word Urban in it///I would run the other way...
native speaker knowledge oblige...sorry....it just sounds awful...
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Several middle-range hotels have somewhat gentrified the air of the ...
www.paulglassman.com/cr11.htm - 265k - Cached - Similar pages
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gentrified has several meanings in English..the meaning here is not the American overused meaning of revitalized urban center...but sophisticated......
what is from the city is sophisticated as opposed to the country...
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OOh oooooooo
I got it:
FInal: Gentrified....a slightly gentrified atmosphere...that works great in English!
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-04-14 22:15:35 GMT)
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meaning fino...não do campo..yes..and this is right for the tone also...
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Note added at 36 mins (2005-04-14 22:29:36 GMT)
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If I saw an advert for a beautiful house overlooking a beachm, that had the word Urban in it///I would run the other way...
native speaker knowledge oblige...sorry....it just sounds awful...
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Note added at 40 mins (2005-04-14 22:32:40 GMT)
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Several middle-range hotels have somewhat gentrified the air of the ...
www.paulglassman.com/cr11.htm - 265k - Cached - Similar pages
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gentrified has several meanings in English..the meaning here is not the American overused meaning of revitalized urban center...but sophisticated......
Peer comment(s):
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Amilcar
: Shall we definitely rule out urban sprawl in favour of citified sprawl? Not in my kitchen. In this passage urbana means exactly "not country", or beach ... some urban character in a house by the beach.|| OK, gentrified. Real native ... hats off.
12 mins
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urban sounds really awful in English...in my view..who wants a beach house with an urban tone? No one probably..However, a sophisticated house or a gentrified house..now that yes....writer oblige
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