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English translation: It goes without saying that my personality is mine alone


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Portuguese term or phrase:\"É acaciano dizer que tenho uma personalidade só minha...
English translation:It goes without saying that my personality is mine alone
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15:56 Jul 17, 2011
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Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Teatro.
Portuguese term or phrase: "É acaciano dizer que tenho uma personalidade só minha...
Tenho o meu lugar, bom ou mau. Só esse lugar me interessa, porque só essa é a minha história." (F. Montenegro).
edecastroalves
It goes without saying that my personality is mine alone
Explanation:
This is the meaning given in the Grande Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa. The acáciano is a reference to Conselheiro Acácio in Primo Basílio by Eça de Queiroz, who only says "obviedades", Like the verités de M. de la Palisse.
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MARK ROBERTSON
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2It's pretentious to say that my personality is unique
Muriel Vasconcellos
4It is meaningless to say that I only have a personality that is only mine.
Michael Powers (PhD)
4It goes without saying that my personality is mine alone
MARK ROBERTSON
3To say that my personality is mine and mine alone is mere sanctimony
T o b i a s
3is it unoriginal/banal/trite to say I have a unique personality type.
Verginia Ophof
3"It trite to say I have only an idiosyncratic(egocentric) personality."
Oliver Toogood


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It is meaningless to say that I only have a personality that is only mine.


Explanation:
I have my a my place, good or bad. ...

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
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"It trite to say I have only an idiosyncratic(egocentric) personality."


Explanation:
"For better or worse, I have my place.This is the only place which interests me, because only this (place) tells my story."

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-07-17 16:04:53 GMT)
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It'S trite to say... sorry!

Oliver Toogood
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
is it unoriginal/banal/trite to say I have a unique personality type.


Explanation:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
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Local time: 04:59
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
It's pretentious to say that my personality is unique


Explanation:
My interpretation after reading the definition posted by Luciano. I understand it to be pompous and at the same time without any real substance.

Definitions of pretentious:

pre·ten·tious/priˈtenCHəs/
Adjective: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed. Dictionary.com - Answers.com - Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary

* making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"

* (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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To say that my personality is mine and mine alone is mere sanctimony


Explanation:
Whatever.

T o b i a s
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It goes without saying that my personality is mine alone


Explanation:
This is the meaning given in the Grande Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa. The acáciano is a reference to Conselheiro Acácio in Primo Basílio by Eça de Queiroz, who only says "obviedades", Like the verités de M. de la Palisse.

MARK ROBERTSON
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