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cevando-se no seu nome

English translation: focusing/centering on him


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Portuguese term or phrase:cevando-se no seu nome
English translation:focusing/centering on him
Entered by: Amy Duncan
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14:15 Jan 15, 2009
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Religion
Portuguese term or phrase: cevando-se no seu nome
Conheci de perto o profeta de Nazaré, em Cafarnaum, onde ninguém o tinha na conta de conspirador ou revolucionário. Suas ações, ali, eram as de um homem superior, caridoso e justo, e jamais tive conhecimento de que sua palavra se erguesse contra qualquer instituto social ou político, do Império. Certamente, alguém o toma aqui como pretendendo a autoridade política da Judeia, **cevando-se no seu nome** as ambições e o despeito dos sacerdotes do templo

Can anyone help me with this phrase? TIA!
Amy Duncan
Brazil
Local time: 21:48
focusing/centering on him
Explanation:
Sug. : centering the temple´s priests ambitions and grudges on him...
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José Henrique Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 01:48
Grading comment
Thanks, José Henrique, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to everyone else for your suggestions, too.
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Summary of answers provided
5focusing/centering on him
José Henrique Moreira
5feeding off His name
Edgar Potter
4 +1Veja abaixo, por favor...
Marlene Curtis
3stimulating against Him...
Clauwolf


  

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stimulating against Him...


Explanation:
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Clauwolf
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Veja abaixo, por favor...


Explanation:
cevar = to feed (one of the meanings)


....feeding the ambitions and spite of the clergymen onto his name

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40

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agree  Maria José Tavares
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feeding off His name


Explanation:
the ambitions and spite/ill-will of the temple priests feeding off/taking advantage of His name...

Literally "feeding off of" but could be "taking advantage of" in another way of phrasing it

Edgar Potter
Local time: 01:48
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1 day8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
focusing/centering on him


Explanation:
Sug. : centering the temple´s priests ambitions and grudges on him...

José Henrique Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 01:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks, José Henrique, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to everyone else for your suggestions, too.
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