Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

by reflex

Portuguese translation:

num reflexo

Added to glossary by italianissimo
Dec 3, 2006 03:00
18 yrs ago
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English term

by reflex

Non-PRO English to Portuguese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature novel
by reflex he gripped the steering wheel of his car...

Proposed translations

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num reflexo

or instintivamente
Peer comment(s):

agree Andrea Steiner : ou por reflexo, dependendo do começo da frase
5 hrs
obrigada
agree Teresa Bento
7 hrs
obrigada
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
2 hrs

por instinto

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9 hrs

sem pensar

Em uma tradução mais técnica, concordaria com a sugestão "instintivamente"; mas como este é um texto literário, acho que "sem pensar" dá o sentido desejado à frase, num tom mais casual.

sugestão:

Sem pensar
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