sentence (bocado, etc)

English translation: and gave him that same touch of warmth

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Portuguese term or phrase:	sentence (bocado, etc)
English translation:	and gave him that same touch of warmth
Entered by:	Fiona N�voa

16:21 Jan 20, 2002

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / Novel: Cardoso A FORTUNA

Portuguese term or phrase: sentence (bocado, etc)

Agora até se admirava por que tivera tanto receio em quebrar a sua rotina. Daí em diante
não mais foi preciso que a boa de Don’Ana lhe levasse o termo da comida: Engrácia
cozinhava bem, se cozinhava! E deu-lhe também aquele bocado de calor, sempre certo,
que já desesperava encontrar, desde que saíra do Seminário.
By now he was amazed at himself for having been so reluctant to break his routine. From now on there would be no need for the good Don’ Ana to bring him his thermos of food: Engrácia was **********! And also gave him *****************, which he had despaired of finding, ever since he had left the Seminary.

How could I translate into nice English and elegantly the ****** parts?

By te way I think that's my last LIT question so thanks to all who helped me to finally put an end to a course of study taht has lasted 13 months!

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and gave him that same touch of warmth

Explanation:
that's what it means!

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Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Local time: 18:02

Grading comment

Nice, thank you!
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Summary of answers provided

Engrácia was such a good cook, what a cook! And...

Marian Greenfield

Engrácia cooked well, for sure, and....

barbarabt

and gave him that same touch of warmth

Fiona N�voa

cooked well, that little extra warmth

suesimons

Answers

15 mins confidence:

and gave him that same touch of warmth

Explanation:
that's what it means!

Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Local time: 18:02
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 259

Grading comment

Nice, thank you!

18 mins confidence:

Engrácia was such a good cook, what a cook! And...

Explanation:
she gave him that mouthful of warmth, always so perfect [reasurring?? but I think perfect is more the idea], that he had despaired of finding ever since he had left the Seminary.

hth
msg

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1930

23 mins confidence:

cooked well, that little extra warmth

Explanation:
Engracia cooked well, when she cooked! And she gave him that little extra warmth, always just right ..........

Just another suggestion.

suesimons
Local time: 18:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 966

27 mins confidence:

Engrácia cooked well, for sure, and....

Explanation:
also gave him that certain amount of heat which he was desperate to find (or which he longed for so much) since he left the seminary

This is a proposal; the context is sexual; you certainly can be creative.

barbarabt
United States
Local time: 13:02
PRO pts in pair: 1

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