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sempre na sombra de B

English translation: A is always overshadowed by B

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Portuguese term or phrase:	sempre na sombra de B
English translation:	A is always overshadowed by B
Entered by:	Lilian Magalhães

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16:06 Apr 9, 2011

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Portuguese term or phrase: sempre na sombra de B

A está sempre na sombra de B
significa que A não é tão bom ou faz tanto sucesso quanto B

Lilian Magalhães KudoZ activity Questions: 2979 (5 open) (2 without valid answers) (53 closed without grading) Answers: 41
Local time: 03:17

A is always overshadowed by B

Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

A is always overshadowed by B

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

4 +2

is always in the shadow of B / is always overshadowed by B

Jorge & Julie Soares

4 +1

(A is) always under B's shadow

Marlene Curtis

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

A is always overshadowed by B

Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

thanks

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

is always in the shadow of B / is always overshadowed by B

Explanation:
Esta Comissão não deve ser obrigada a viver para sempre na sombra dos erros que levaram à demissão da Comissão que a precedeu.
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc...;language=PT
This Commission should not have to live forever in the shadow of the mistakes that caused the resignation of the Commission that went before it.
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc...;language=EN

É preciso assegurar que nesta cimeira a estratégia do desenvolvimento sustentável não fique na sombra dos outros assuntos.
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc...;language=PT
It must be ensured that the strategy for sustainable development will not be overshadowed by other issues at the summit.
www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc...;language=EN

Jorge & Julie Soares
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(A is) always under B's shadow

Explanation:
This is more like it. Please, see the examples below.

Raul Castro Biography - Raul Castro Profile, Raul Castro Childhood ...
Most of his life was spent under the shadow of his elder brother and he was always seen as the right hand of Fidel. Raul played a very important role in the ...
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/raul-castro-111.php

Artist: Marthalicia Matarrita – ArtnHustle
Apr 7, 2011... was that I was always under my older brother's shadow, meaning he did ... he was very good at anything he placed his mind into things. ...
artnhustle.com/blog/2011/04/artist-marthalicia-matarrita/

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 46

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