Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
de enfiada
English translation:
without hesitating/without pausing for breath
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Feb 16, 2014 23:33
10 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
de enfiada
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Fiction Novel
Context:
"Já há muito tempo que exerce esta profissão?" perguntou-lhe, de enfiada.
The protgaonist is aksing this question of a taxi driver who looks very old and has a kind of sinister air about him.
Obrigada,
Barbara
"Já há muito tempo que exerce esta profissão?" perguntou-lhe, de enfiada.
The protgaonist is aksing this question of a taxi driver who looks very old and has a kind of sinister air about him.
Obrigada,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Feb 27, 2014 04:18: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
4 mins
Catarina Aleixo
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Works in field
Portugal
News and creative translation
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
40
Selected
without hesitating/without pausing for breath
:)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 mins
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
out of the blue // catching the old man off-guard
Sug
8 mins
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
119
blurted (out)
blurted (out)
8 mins
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Specializes in field
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
65
slipped in / without missing a beat
suggestion
or : in the same line
said non-stop
or : in the same line
said non-stop
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