Oct 25, 2006 08:44
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term
eu tinha estado adoecendo’
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Science
Linguistics
Verb - gloss
Gloss given for:
estar doente-1S-IMPF-ANT
Also appears in many other similar contexts:
- nós dois tínhamos estado adoecendo
- nós tínhamos estado adoecendo
- você(s) tinha estado adoecendo’
- ele tinha estado adoecendo’
estar doente-1S-IMPF-ANT
Also appears in many other similar contexts:
- nós dois tínhamos estado adoecendo
- nós tínhamos estado adoecendo
- você(s) tinha estado adoecendo’
- ele tinha estado adoecendo’
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | 'I had been becoming sick' |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 +2 | I had been sick |
Susy Ordaz
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| 4 | I had been falling ill |
Ben Kohn
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Proposed translations
22 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
2542
Selected
'I had been becoming sick'
This is how it would be expressed in Generative Semantics.
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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-10-26 07:52:31 GMT)
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"Becoming" is a semantic prime.
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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-10-26 07:52:31 GMT)
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"Becoming" is a semantic prime.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
38 mins
Susy Ordaz
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Excellent Rates and Excellent Service
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
16
I had been sick
past perfect of (to get sick)
I had been sick.
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Note added at 50 mins (2006-10-25 09:35:08 GMT)
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Sorry Matt, it should read I had been getting sick..forgot the getting.
I had been sick.
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Note added at 50 mins (2006-10-25 09:35:08 GMT)
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Sorry Matt, it should read I had been getting sick..forgot the getting.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your answer, but I'm going to have to go with BECOMING - but please don't think this is arbritrary (though it may look to be, I know). The key lies in an accurate linguistic translation of ESTADO. Of course, your version is how people normally speak but ironically descriptive linguists need to "over-regularlize" their terms. I always appreciate your insights and responses, so thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Claudio Mazotti
40 mins
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Obrigada Claudio.
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| agree |
Denise Miranda
2 hrs
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Obrigada Denise.
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3 hrs
I had been falling ill
Suggestion ("fall ill" = more common than "get sick" in British English).
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