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razor's edge of attention

Portuguese translation: atenção afiada / absoluta / total

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21:44 Mar 12, 2011

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Physics / Metaphysics

English term or phrase: razor's edge of attention

"...always proposing a razor's edge of attention by way of which the crystallization of any thought process or paradigm, and engage in creative perceptions..."

Rita Gomes

Portuguese translation:atenção afiada / absoluta / total

Explanation:
Tudo muito subjetivo. Prefiro "afiada" pois combina bem com "razor's edge".

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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 00:41

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3 +3

atenção afiada / absoluta / total

Martin Riordan

3 +2

uma atenção rigorosa

Ricardo Gouveia

atenção no fio da navalha

Mafalda d'Orey de Faria

atenção aguçada

Claudio Mazotti

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11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

uma atenção rigorosa

Explanation:
"Razor's edge" julgo ter que ver com o quão necessário e requerida essa atenção é, no entanto, possivelmente outros colegas tradutores poderão encontrar melhores sugestões de como colocar a expressão em português.

Reference: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-razoredge.html

Ricardo Gouveia
Local time: 04:41
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

atenção afiada / absoluta / total

Explanation:
Tudo muito subjetivo. Prefiro "afiada" pois combina bem com "razor's edge".

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

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thanks

1 hr confidence:

atenção aguçada

Explanation:
uma sugestão...

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

16 hrs confidence:

atenção no fio da navalha

Explanation:
Em Portugal diz-se assim mesmo, à letra!

Mafalda d'Orey de Faria
Local time: 04:41
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

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