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will knock the wind out of a person

Portuguese translation: vai deixar / deixará a pessoa com falta de ar

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English term or phrase:will knock the wind out of a person
Portuguese translation:vai deixar / deixará a pessoa com falta de ar
Entered by: Oliver Simões

18:26 Apr 5, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / adult romance novel
English term or phrase: will knock the wind out of a person
"Keep your arm around shoulder height, and aim for the sternum—a solid blow there will knock the wind out of a person."

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Informações Adicionais:

"Getting the wind knocked out of you" is a commonly used idiom that refers to a kind of diaphragm spasm that occurs when sudden force is applied to the abdomen which puts pressure on the solar plexus. This often happens in contact sports, a forceful blow to the abdomen, or by falling on the back. It results in a temporary paralysis of the diaphragm that makes it difficult to breathe.[1] This can lead to anxiety and there may be residual pain from the original blow, but the condition typically clears spontaneously in a minute or two. This can lead to continued difficulty breathing, standing, or sitting. - Wikipedia
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 15:37
deixará a pessoa sem ar (devido ao golpe)
Explanation:
Sugestão.
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Vinicius Guerreiro
Brazil
Local time: 19:37
Grading comment
Obrigado, Vinícius. Fiz uma pequena adaptação à tradução que você sugeriu.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3deixará a pessoa sem ar (devido ao golpe)
Vinicius Guerreiro
3vai tirar o fôlego de uma pessoa
Alda Lima


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
vai tirar o fôlego de uma pessoa


Explanation:
Ou "vai fazer uma pessoa ficar sem ar"?


Alda Lima
Brazil
Local time: 19:37
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
deixará a pessoa sem ar (devido ao golpe)


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Vinicius Guerreiro
Brazil
Local time: 19:37
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 103
Grading comment
Obrigado, Vinícius. Fiz uma pequena adaptação à tradução que você sugeriu.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wilka Soares
15 mins
  -> Obrigado, Wilka!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
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  -> Obrigado, Paulinho!
agree  Mayara Herrero
2 days 21 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Mayara!
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