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English translation: seize it

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15:10 Dec 18, 2008

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Song lyric

Portuguese term or phrase: lance mão

Você tem razão
de correr assim
Desse frio, mas beija
Meu Rio de Janeiro
Antes que um aventureiro
**lance mão**

Not sure how to say this in this context...thanks in advance for any help!

Amy Duncan KudoZ activity Questions: 474 (none open) (20 closed without grading) Answers: 993 Brazil
Local time: 15:25

English translation:seize it

Explanation:
This springs to mind.

Selected response from:

Paul Dixon
Local time: 15:25

Grading comment

Thanks, Paul, good suggestion. Thanks to everyone else for your ideas.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

makes use of it

Marlene Curtis

4 +1

seize it

Paul Dixon

takes it away from me

Maria Eugenia Farre

4 +1

takes advantage of it

Luiz Vasconcelos

faça uso

rhandler

Answers

9 mins confidence:

faça uso

Explanation:
lançar mão = fazer uso

Frase famosa de D. João VI a seu filho Pedro, que veio a tornar-se imperador do Brasil e declarar sua independência: mandou-lhe que pegasse a coroa, antes que algum aventureiro dela lançasse mão.

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Uses it, does ot (seria a tradução).

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-12-18 15:21:34 GMT)
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Typo: does it

rhandler
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

makes use of it

Explanation:
Sug.

http://dictionary.reverso.net/portuguese-english/lançar

As "resort to" doesn't fit it in the context, perhaps "to make use of" could be an option.

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-12-18 15:27:49 GMT)
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I should think so Amy, unless Rio de Janeiro has a different meaning in the context.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 12:25
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: The "it" being Rio de Janeiro? Just want to be sure.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

takes advantage of it

Explanation:
Esse é o sentido

Luiz Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 15:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

5 hrs confidence:

takes it away from me

Explanation:
I was thinking of take hold of, seize/take possession of, but here I think Vinicius is afraid some malandro is going to take the city away from him.
I think this is the true sense here.

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He equates Rio with a woman, kiss her before somebody else takes my lover away from me...

Maria Eugenia Farre
Brazil
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

21 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

seize it

Explanation:
This springs to mind.

Paul Dixon
Local time: 15:25
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks, Paul, good suggestion. Thanks to everyone else for your ideas.

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