O meu triunfo era trunfo que se bastava e ele e eu, inimigos desta verdade, deduzíamos por ócio a ela.

English translation: My triumph suffices as trump, and the both of us, enemies to this truth, reasoned in its idleness

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Portuguese term or phrase:	O meu triunfo era trunfo que se bastava e ele e eu, inimigos desta verdade, deduzíamos por ócio a ela.
English translation:	My triumph suffices as trump, and the both of us, enemies to this truth, reasoned in its idleness
Entered by:	Eduardo Pinto (X)

00:02 Feb 8, 2009

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Portuguese term or phrase: O meu triunfo era trunfo que se bastava e ele e eu, inimigos desta verdade, deduzíamos por ócio a ela.

I am making a poetry translation and I've found a labiritic sentence that would need support for the best translation: 'O meu triunfo era trunfo que se bastava e ele e eu, inimigos desta verdade, deduzíamos por ócio a ela'
Thank you,

Eduardo Pinto

Eduardo Alexandre Pinto KudoZ activity Questions: 9 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 7 Portugal
Local time: 07:45

My triumph suffices as trump, and the both of us, enemies to this truth, reasoned in its idleness

Explanation:
Verdadeiramente críptica esta frase,de facto... sem ler o resto do poema, a minha sugestão é esta...

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José Henrique Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 07:45

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My triumph was a trump, enough for itself. Both of us, enemies of such truth, deduced it by laze

rhandler

My triumph in itself was trump enough, and he and I, enemies to that truth, ...

Edgar Potter

My triumph was victory enough and I and it both, foes of this truth, idly detracted from it.

Isabel Peck

My triumph was the trump that suficed and he and I, adversaries of this truth, concluded/abased our

Floriana Leary

My triumph suffices as trump, and the both of us, enemies to this truth, reasoned in its idleness

José Henrique Moreira

My triumph was a definite trump, while he and I were against such truth, we yielded out of laziness.

Bentevi

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21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Poetry My triumph was a trump, enough for itself. Both of us, enemies of such truth, deduced it by laze

Explanation:
Maybe.

rhandler
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 45

45 mins confidence:

Poetry

My triumph suffices as trump, and the both of us, enemies to this truth, reasoned in its idleness

Explanation:
Verdadeiramente críptica esta frase,de facto... sem ler o resto do poema, a minha sugestão é esta...

José Henrique Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 07:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 1

8 hrs confidence:

My triumph in itself was trump enough, and he and I, enemies to that truth, ...

Explanation:
...discovered it as we rested

I get the idea that when the fighting ceased, the combatents, who were so opposed to each other that they could not think of not battling (to the death?), realized the triump of the speaker was sufficient glory

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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-02-08 08:53:50 GMT)
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...enemies *of* that truth... better, I think

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19

9 hrs confidence:

My triumph was victory enough and I and it both, foes of this truth, idly detracted from it.

Explanation:
Just a possibility...

Isabel Peck
Portugal
Local time: 07:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 24

11 hrs confidence:

My triumph was the trump that suficed and he and I, adversaries of this truth, concluded/abased our

Explanation:
Another idea

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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-02-08 11:36:18 GMT)
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**I don't know what happened, perhaps the whole sentence didn't fit, but laziness didn't appear after I posted my answer, so here's the entire sentence again:

My triumph was the trump that sufficed and he and I, adversaries of this truth, concluded/abased our laziness

Sorry for suffice only having one f up top, it's suffice with 2 f's

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

15 hrs confidence:

My triumph was a definite trump, while he and I were against such truth, we yielded out of laziness.

Explanation:
or
My triumph was a good enough trump, while he and I were both against such truth, we yielded out of sheer laziness.

Bentevi
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

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O meu triunfo era trunfo que se bastava e ele e eu, inimigos desta verdade, deduzíamos por ócio a ela.

English translation: My triumph suffices as trump, and the both of us, enemies to this truth, reasoned in its idleness

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English translation: My triumph suffices as trump, and the both of us, enemies to this truth, reasoned in its idleness

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