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Some may call it a bore, but it may succeed as a blind.

Portuguese translation: alguns o consideram entediante, mas pode ser um bom disfarce/uma boa dissimulação

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English term or phrase: Some may call it a bore, but it may succeed as a blind.
Portuguese translation:alguns o consideram entediante, mas pode ser um bom disfarce/uma boa dissimulação
Entered by: Mario Freitas

16:52 Feb 21, 2015
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / texto literário
English term or phrase: Some may call it a bore, but it may succeed as a blind.
And one of the first rules I repeat, for the maker of a tale that shall be a trick, is to remember that the masked murderer must have an artistic right to be on the scene and not merely a realistic right to be in the world. He must not only come to the house on business, but on the business of the story; it is not only a question of the motive of the visitor but of the motive of the author. The ideal mystery story is one in which he is such a character as the author would have created for his own sake, or for the sake of making the story move in other necessary matters, and then be found to be present there, not for the obvious and sufficient reason, but for a second and a secret one. I will add that for this reason, despite the sneers at ‘love-interest’ there is a good deal to be said for the tradition of sentiment and slower or more Victorian narration. Some may call it a bore, but it may succeed as a blind.
Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 06:17
alguns o consideram entediante, mas pode ser um bom disfarce/uma boa dissimulação
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Mario Freitas
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Local time: 06:17
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2alguns o consideram entediante, mas pode ser um bom disfarce/uma boa dissimulação
Mario Freitas
4Alguns podem considerá-lo irrelevante, mas pode ter sucesso como um biombo
João Romão
3 +1haverá quem lhe chame uma maçada, mas pode ser um bom artifício
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4Talvez considerado tedioso por alguns, podendo porém resultar em sucesso oculto.
Katarina Peters
4Alguns podem considerar isso desinteressante/uma maçada, mas pode resultar (bem) como subterfúgio.
Vitor Pinteus
4Para alguns talvez isso seja entediante, mas pode funcionar como subterfúgio.
Daniela de Oliveira
4Alguns podem achar uma chatice, mas pode servir de fachada.
Daniel de Carvalho


  

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Alguns podem considerá-lo irrelevante, mas pode ter sucesso como um biombo


Explanation:
Porque remete para um sentido figurado (daía expressão "irrelevante" - uma falha, não faz sentido estar lá; e a expressão biombo - algo que esconde/resguarda; )

João Romão
Portugal
Local time: 10:17
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
haverá quem lhe chame uma maçada, mas pode ser um bom artifício


Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão em PT(pt)...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 262

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agree  Danik 2014
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alguns o consideram entediante, mas pode ser um bom disfarce/uma boa dissimulação


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 06:17
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agree  gninolps (X)
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Gabriel!
agree  Danik 2014
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  -> Obrigado, Dani!
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
some may call it a bore, but it may succeed as a blind.
Talvez considerado tedioso por alguns, podendo porém resultar em sucesso oculto.


Explanation:
minha sugestão

Katarina Peters
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some may call it a bore, but it may succeed as a blind.
Alguns podem considerar isso desinteressante/uma maçada, mas pode resultar (bem) como subterfúgio.


Explanation:
Acho que a frase, nomeadamente o "it", refere-se ao "love interest"/"tradition of sentiment" como um enredo genérico que serve de capa/ camuflagem/ encenação para esconder uma "second and a secret reason (of the mistery story)".
Sendo assim, penso que o autor pretende referir que embora alguns considerem este "interesse amoroso" já repetitivo e desinteressante ("uma maçada"), ainda assim pode resultar bem como subterfúgio/evasiva para os "vícios privados/ocultos".

vd links:
1. ("bore" »» "a dull, repetitious, or uninteresting person, activity, or state"): http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bore?s=t
2. ("blind" »» "Something intended to conceal the true nature, especially of an activity; a subterfuge."): http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blind


Vitor Pinteus
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Local time: 10:17
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
some may call it a bore, but it may succeed as a blind.
Para alguns talvez isso seja entediante, mas pode funcionar como subterfúgio.


Explanation:
Uma sugestão, não muito diferente das dos colegas, mas como você está no Brasil, acho que é assim que traduziriam. O "isso" é a narrativa mais lenta.

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Note added at 1 day14 hrs (2015-02-23 07:02:20 GMT)
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PS. Assim que "traduziria", desculpe.

Daniela de Oliveira
Portugal
Local time: 10:17
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some may call it a bore, but it may succeed as a blind.
Alguns podem achar uma chatice, mas pode servir de fachada.


Explanation:
Sugestão.
Usando "fachada" num dos sentidos compilados no link abaixo.


    Reference: http://www.significados.com.br/fachada/
Daniel de Carvalho
Brazil
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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