à luz do Sol como noutras
English translation: as seen from any angle/no matter how one looks (at them)
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|  Selected response from: Edgar Potter United States Local time: 21:17 | ||||||
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in the clear light of day Explanation: Another (non idiomatic) option might be "on close/closer examination" :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2006-07-09 16:26:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Results of a Google search suggest the phrase "in the clear light of day" is used in many contexts. Below is example that appears to be relevant to this context (of closer examination). But in the clear light of day, a lot of stuff in that movie doesn't stand up. I don't think it had any more or less ridiculous developments than your ... www.moonrover.com/picky/archives/2005/07/miscellany_1.html - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2006-07-09 16:29:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here's that Google search: Results 1 - 10 of about 17,700 for "in the clear light of day". (0.88 seconds) http://www.google.com/search?hs=Bdb&hl=en&lr=&client=firefox... Regards from New Mexico! |
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in practice, in reality, in real life Explanation: . |
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peer agreement (net): +1as seen from any angle/no matter how one looks (at them) Explanation: My translation moves away from a literal approach involving "light", but I think this is the idea. The arguments, no matter what light they are seen in, have no place in the policies of XXXX. or... "no matter how one looks at them" |
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