Apr 16, 2005 16:54
19 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Tá na cara que precisa”.
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O anúncio, publicado no jornal Tribuna do Norte no dia 29 de abril, apresenta o rosto de uma mulher espancada com a chamada “Mecânica, funilaria e pintura Via Costeira. Tá na cara que precisa”.
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Ana Rita Santiago
Brazil
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Portuguese term (edited):
T� na cara que precisa�.
Selected
Anyone can see it's needed
É o que pensei, assim de cara.
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Comment: "thanks"
2 mins
Portuguese term (edited):
T� na cara que precisa�.
obviously needed?
i'm not too sure on this one
40 mins
Portuguese term (edited):
T� na cara que precisa�.
It's obviously needed
Much depends on the context here and may allude to a double-meaning, since the text without the picture could mean "Via Costeira mechanics - it's obvious that you need [it/repairs to your car]" whilst the text in the context of the photo might mean "It's plain to see that [she] needs [a makeover]".
HTH, Tim
HTH, Tim
2 hrs
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
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Portuguese term (edited):
T� na cara que precisa�.
It's crystal clear that it's needed
This is another possibility.
+4
1 hr
Sormane Fitzgerald
United States
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Portuguese term (edited):
T� na cara que precisa�.
For a much-needed makeover/ The need is obvious.
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The place for a much-needed makeover.
If you want a more literal translation I'd say...
The need is obvious.
Maybe it's just me but I can't believe they would have an ad like that. I'm appalled.
... Car Body Repair in Armagh. If your car is looking the worse for wear and is in desperate need of a loving makeover, why wait until the next MOT, ...
www.city-visitor.com/armagh/carbodyrepair.html - 50k
... then a variety of auto parts suppliers and finally to a body shop. ...believe with the makeover, they can get another 200000 miles on their car. ...
www.baynews9.com/content/36/2005/4/6/77179.html - 14k
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Note added at 2 hrs 20 mins (2005-04-16 19:15:13 GMT)
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The thing is that if you are going to have a picture of a beaten up woman and you remove the \"ta na cara,\" the meaning and the joke (and I use the term loosely here) is gone. You have to add sommething to it that will make sense and relate to the picture so that people can make the connection. That\'s why I suggested makeover, also applied to cars beaten up, in need of repair or boost.
The place for a much-needed makeover.
If you want a more literal translation I'd say...
The need is obvious.
Maybe it's just me but I can't believe they would have an ad like that. I'm appalled.
... Car Body Repair in Armagh. If your car is looking the worse for wear and is in desperate need of a loving makeover, why wait until the next MOT, ...
www.city-visitor.com/armagh/carbodyrepair.html - 50k
... then a variety of auto parts suppliers and finally to a body shop. ...believe with the makeover, they can get another 200000 miles on their car. ...
www.baynews9.com/content/36/2005/4/6/77179.html - 14k
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Note added at 2 hrs 20 mins (2005-04-16 19:15:13 GMT)
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The thing is that if you are going to have a picture of a beaten up woman and you remove the \"ta na cara,\" the meaning and the joke (and I use the term loosely here) is gone. You have to add sommething to it that will make sense and relate to the picture so that people can make the connection. That\'s why I suggested makeover, also applied to cars beaten up, in need of repair or boost.
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: God..how sick are these people??
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Seriously...
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Margarita Palatnik (X)
: "the need is obvious" is great, keeps the tone, concise...
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Thanks, Margarita.
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Deborah do Carmo
: What a bunch of ***** I'd refuse to translate and give it credit
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I know. How can you joke about something like that? That wouldn't fly in the US.
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Joao Andre Madeira
16 hrs
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Thanks, madjoao.
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Nesrin
: I thought it may interest you, and those who commented, that this ad was widely condemned and eventually censored (that's probably what the translator's text was about). See among others www.ubmulheres.org.br/paginas/noticias/publicidade_natal.ht...
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Thanks for the link, Nesrin. Very interesting.
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Elizabeth Lyons
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Portuguese term (edited):
T� na cara que precisa�.
There's a face that needs it (sarcastic)...
Just another variation on the idea, but this is how it strikes me, in English; or "there, in the face of need", but I like the first version more:)-- (nordestinos being snarky);)
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Note added at 2 hrs 45 mins (2005-04-16 19:40:32 GMT)
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(oops, I am showing my Cearense bias now).
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Note added at 2 hrs 45 mins (2005-04-16 19:40:32 GMT)
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(oops, I am showing my Cearense bias now).
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Eduardo Queiroz
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Total satisfaction, or you don't pay!
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Portuguese term (edited):
T� na cara que precisa�.
It's written on the face
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... It was on everyone's lips, it was right at the fingertips It's written on the
face of every man alive Follow me, and I'll set you free ...
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