sentimentos à flor da pele

English translation: her emotions were running high

14:12 Aug 26, 2004

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Portuguese term or phrase: sentimentos à flor da pele

expressão idiomática

No dia do seu casamento, ela estava com os sentimentos à flor da pele.

carmentrad KudoZ activity Questions: 188 (3 open) (1 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 43 Brazil
Local time: 15:59

English translation:her emotions were running high

Explanation:
she was in an emotional state

also....

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her emotions were not very far below the surface

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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 20:59

Grading comment

3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

her emotions were running high

CMJ_Trans (X)

4 +1

very sensitive..very emotional

airmailrpl

hypersensitive

Janis Carter

she was in a raw/heightened emotional state

Margarita Palatnik (X)

her feelings were very strongly visible

Paul Dixon

2 -2

...with an "upset mood"

Clauwolf

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

sentimentos à flor da pele very sensitive..very emotional

Explanation:
sentimentos à flor da pele

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 15:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 68

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

sentimentos à flor da pele ...with an "upset mood"

Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 15:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 23

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

her emotions were running high

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 11

1 hr confidence:

sentimentos à flor da pele she was in a raw/heightened emotional state

Explanation:
Talaris
... As Michael stomps into the room crying, his father is faced with the difficult
task of dealing with his son’s raw emotional state. ...
www.talaris.org/spotlight_style4.htm

If nails are bitten and ragged from being overly soft it portrays turmoil and raw emotional state.

Case Histories Craniosacral Therapy
... Her raw emotional state had continued all week since the last session but
she had found support through it with homeopathy. Iris ...
www.webhealth.co.uk/.../Case_Histories_Craniosacral_Th/ case_histories_craniosacral_th.html

Margarita Palatnik (X)
Local time: 15:59
Native speaker of:

Spanish

7 hrs confidence:

sentimentos à flor da pele her feelings were very strongly visible

Explanation:
Another possibility.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 15:59
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 18

9 hrs confidence:

sentimentos à flor da pele hypersensitive

Explanation:
I hear this one a lot

Janis Carter
United States
Local time: 14:59

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