Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

ajuizadamente discorrera ele

English translation:

his was a wise judgment/argument/decision

Added to glossary by Barbara Cochran, MFA
Jan 4, 2019 17:48
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Portuguese term

ajuizadamente discorrera ele

Portuguese to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters In A 19th-Century Novel
Context:

Simão, porém, entre mil projetos, achara melhor o de ir para Coimbra, esperar lá noticias de Teresa. e vir o ocultas a Viseu falar com ela. Ajuizadamente discorrera ele; que a sua demora agravaria a situação de Teresa.

Ill-fated love.

Obrigada,

Barbara
Change log

Jan 9, 2019 04:07: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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His was a wise judgment/argument/decision

Example sentence:

His was a wise decision: the court condemned him in absentia to death and confiscation of his property.

His was a wise judgment and its benefits should be widely shared.

Peer comment(s):

agree Margarida Ataide
5 hrs
Obrigada, Margarida!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 mins

He wisely stated that...

Sugestão
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29 mins

He sensibly / prudently explained that...; He sensibly / prudently went on to explain that...

This is how I would translate.

Discorrer is defined as

falar, pronunciar-se, discursar (sobre) (Aulete)

and gives the idea of going on talking or explaining something.

ajuízado: (adj) Que tem juízo, que pensa e age de forma sensata e prudente (Aulete)

ajuízado: sensible; prudent
Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos
5 hrs
Thank you, Muriel.
agree Verginia Ophof
18 hrs
Thank you, Verginia.
agree Spiridon : sim
2 days 13 hrs
Thank you, Spiridon.
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