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sorrow

Portuguese translation: tristeza; amargura; sofrimento

19:24 Sep 12, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: sorrow
... and the well of sorrow seemed to pull back a bit. / The well of sorrow returned and threatened to swallow Penny whole.
Eveline Gomes
Brazil
Local time: 17:34
Portuguese translation:tristeza; amargura; sofrimento
Explanation:
Eu traduziria simplesmente em ordem de preferência como: 1)tristeza, 2) amargura, 3)sofrimento.
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Eunice Brandão
Brazil
Local time: 17:34
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3mágoas
Mario Freitas
3 +2tristeza; amargura; sofrimento
Eunice Brandão
5Pesar/infortúnio
Victória Albuquerque Silva
4aflição
Matheus Chaud
4melancolia
Henrique Maia
Summary of reference entries provided
"Sorrow" defined
Oliver Simões

Discussion entries: 3





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aflição


Explanation:

Ex.:
OUTRO BLOG DE COISAS
outrapriscila.blogspot.com/
O poço da aflição, o poço da saudade, o poço da ilusão e o da felicidade.

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 17:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 267
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada pela sugestão, Matheus!!

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tristeza; amargura; sofrimento


Explanation:
Eu traduziria simplesmente em ordem de preferência como: 1)tristeza, 2) amargura, 3)sofrimento.

Eunice Brandão
Brazil
Local time: 17:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muito obrigada, Eunice!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: O poço da tristeza...
8 mins
  -> Obrigada, Teresa!
agree  Oliver Simões
41 mins
  -> Obrigada Oliveira!
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mágoas


Explanation:
Um poço de mágoas

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 17:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada pela sugestão, Mario!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alcinda Marinho
17 mins
  -> Obrigado, Alcinda!
agree  Ana Vozone: "Poço das mágoas" e "Poço de mágoas" om muiiiitas ocorrências relevantes.
1 hr
  -> Sim, é uma expressão comum. Obrigado, Ana!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
14 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Cláudio!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
melancolia


Explanation:
Depende muito do contexto. Todas as sugestões dadas foram boas, mas tem que ver o que encaixa melhor.

Henrique Maia
Brazil
Local time: 17:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada pela sugestão, Henrique!

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11 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Pesar/infortúnio


Explanation:
Seria melhor se tivéssemos mais contexto, como já dito, já que existem muitas opções de tradução, mas com diferentes cargas. Acho que pesar talvez seja a mais neutra, relacionada às possibilidades, depois de tristeza, que é bem geral.

Victória Albuquerque Silva
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: "Sorrow" defined

Reference information:
"sorrow: A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others. Example:
‘a bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow’ (bereaved: pessoa que está de luto)

Synonyms:
sadness, unhappiness, dejection, regret, depression, misery, cheerlessness, downheartedness, despondency, despair, desolation, wretchedness, glumness, gloom, gloominess, heaviness of heart, dolefulness, melancholy, low spirits, mournfulness, woe, broken-heartedness, heartache, grief"
Source: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sorrow

Oliver Simões
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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