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English: It took Gibraltar on the other side of the straits.

Portuguese translation: conquistou Gibratar, lá no outro lado do Estreito







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English term or phrase:It took Gibraltar on the other side of the straits.
Portuguese translation:conquistou Gibratar, lá no outro lado do Estreito
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English term or phrase: It took Gibraltar on the other side of the straits.
A frase já está descrita acima. Não entendi. Help, please!
Gouveia
Clarification request(s) and response
Edimilson Ferreira: 6:00pm May 31, 2008: Tenho uma idéia do que a frase poderia significar assim como está, mas não daria para ter certeza, pois o "it" pode estar fazendo referência a algo mencionado na frase anterior. Sugiro que você informe pelo menos a frase que vem antes dessa.
Gouveia: 6:03pm May 31, 2008: A frase é: From 1662 to 1683, Britain held Tangier. In 1704 it took...

conquistou Gibratar, lá no outro lado do Estreito
Explanation:
took = ganhou/conquistou
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jack_speak
United States
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3conquistou Gibratar, lá no outro lado do Estreito
jack_speak
4 +2ocupou Gibraltar no outro lado do estreitoTeresa Borges
5conquistou Gibraltar, desde o outro lado do desfiladeiro Isabel Maria Almeida
4 +1tomou Gibraltar, no outro lado do estreitoAndrea Munhoz
4Gibralatr foi conquistado a partir do outro lado do desfiladeiro.Marcos Antonio


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
it took gibraltar on the other side of the straits. conquistou Gibratar, lá no outro lado do Estreito

Explanation:
took = ganhou/conquistou

jack_speak
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Cristina Santos: ocupou / conquistou / apoderou-se/ invadiu
1 min
  -> Hi Cristina, I like ocupou. You should post that as an answer! ( I don't like invadiu, pq pode invadir e nao conseguir conquistar). Abraco!
agree Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
23 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree rhandler: Both ways are correct, it's a matter of personal style.
1 hr
  -> Hi Ralph - only now did I see your agree. Thanks. On hindsight, I should have left out the "lá" - do you agree?
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
it took gibraltar on the other side of the straits. conquistou Gibraltar, desde o outro lado do desfiladeiro

Explanation:
Neste contexto "straits" significa "desfiladeiro", assim como "on" é traduzido como "do ou desde o..." Quer dizer que tomou Gibraltar de assalto através do outro lado do desfiladeiro

Isabel Maria Almeida
Portugal
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it took gibraltar on the other side of the straits. Gibralatr foi conquistado a partir do outro lado do desfiladeiro.

Explanation:

Diria assim.

Marcos Antonio
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
it took gibraltar on the other side of the straits. ocupou Gibraltar no outro lado do estreito

Language variant: PT(pt)

Explanation:
Julgo que é isto...

Teresa Borges
Belgium
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Maria Meneses
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree Sonia Heidemann
1 day2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
it took gibraltar on the other side of the straits. tomou Gibraltar, no outro lado do estreito

Explanation:
Poderia escolher entre a resposta do Jack e da Teresa, mas não vi porque não usar o verbo 'take' em sua tradução literal, pois é usada em questões de guerra e conquista.

Por isso, lá vai mais uma opção pra você :-)

Andrea Munhoz
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree jack_speak: Andrea, I just saw your answer--I think you're right. Aurelio says that tomar (sometimes) = capturar/conquistar. Tomar could be a good literal translation.
4 days
  -> Thank you, Jack! :-)
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