Mar 8, 2007 10:56
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Eu não o cumprimentei no seu aniversario.
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"... estivemos juntos no dia de seu aniversário, jantamos e dançamos e fui incapaz de cumprimentá-lo. "
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3 mins
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I didn't greet him on his birthday
:-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very good suggestion... thanks! "
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
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Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
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I couldn't even congratulate him on his birthday
although the question does not emphasize the obvious, this is how I would say it
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I didn't bring myself to wish him a Happy Birthday.
"... estivemos juntos no dia de seu aniversário, jantamos e dançamos e fui incapaz de cumprimentá-lo. "
".... we spend his birthday together, had dinner and danced but I didn't bring myself to wish him a Happy Birthday.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-08 12:23:04 GMT)
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I couldn't bring myself to wish him a Happy Birthday, as suggested by Paula.
The point is that the other answer do not contemplate the bit about being *incapaz de cumprimentá-lo*. Incapaz, in this sentence means that the person who is speaking had a block of sort sort and not that the person was unable to talk to the birthday boy!
".... we spend his birthday together, had dinner and danced but I didn't bring myself to wish him a Happy Birthday.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-08 12:23:04 GMT)
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I couldn't bring myself to wish him a Happy Birthday, as suggested by Paula.
The point is that the other answer do not contemplate the bit about being *incapaz de cumprimentá-lo*. Incapaz, in this sentence means that the person who is speaking had a block of sort sort and not that the person was unable to talk to the birthday boy!
Peer comment(s):
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Cristina Santos
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Thanks!
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: Sorry Lumen but "I didn't bring myself" is just not right! It is not an English sentence anyone would use..."I couldn't bring myself to do XYZ" is correct...//Brilliant!Now I can agree because your answer is actually the one that best captures the meani
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Agradeço e aceito inteiramente o comentário.
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Richard Jenkins
: I 'agree' with Paula
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Thanks for your comment!
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Edgar Potter
: "I couldn't bring myself to.." is right on
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Thanks.
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Susy Ordaz
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English
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Native in: English , Portuguese
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19
I didn't say hello on his birthday.
I didn't say hello to him on his birthday.
Note from asker:
| she said hello to him, they had dinner together, they danced, everything... O que ela não fez, foi cumprimentá-lo pelo aniversário dele... (e é aí que mora a dúvida!!!) |
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7 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
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United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
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Portuguese term (edited):
e fui incapaz de cumprimentá-lo.
and I didn't have the chance to wish him 'Happy Birthday.'
I think that this is how it would most naturally be said in American English.
Boa sorte.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-03-08 22:32:19 GMT)
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Veronikka:
In that case, it would simply be:
...and I didn't [even] wish him 'Happy Birthday'.
;-D
Boa sorte.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-03-08 22:32:19 GMT)
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Veronikka:
In that case, it would simply be:
...and I didn't [even] wish him 'Happy Birthday'.
;-D
Note from asker:
| She had the chance... they had dinner together, they danced, etc... O problema está na palavra cumprimentar alguém pelo aniversário... seria GREET? seria CONGRATULATE?... ;o( |
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Jenkins
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Thank you, Richard.
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Marcos Bernardo
: This one expresses better the idea of the original sentence.
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Thank you, Marcos.
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Paula Mangia Garcia Terra
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Translating with soul
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) , Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
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4
I didn't talk to him on his birthday
Minha sugestão...
I didn't talk to him on his birthday
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Note added at 14 horas (2007-03-09 01:51:11 GMT)
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Quis tentar passar de uma forma que, às vezes, eu faço. Posso falar com a pessoa no aniversário dela, mas não "falei" com ela, não desejei os parabéns.
I didn't talk to him on his birthday
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Note added at 14 horas (2007-03-09 01:51:11 GMT)
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Quis tentar passar de uma forma que, às vezes, eu faço. Posso falar com a pessoa no aniversário dela, mas não "falei" com ela, não desejei os parabéns.
Note from asker:
| She did TALK to him. They had dinner together, they danced... O que ela não fez, foi CUMPRIMENTÁ-LO PELO ANIVERSÁRIO... E é exatamente aí que está a minha dúvida... |
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