Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
“focused” the sun
Portuguese translation:
focalizou/concentrou a luz do sol
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Jun 28, 2011 18:37
12 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
“focused” the sun
English to Portuguese
Tech/Engineering
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Somewhere in my attic I have also saved the silver dish into which I inserted golf ball sized flashbulbs that miraculously “focused” the sun for the briefest fraction of a second.
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“focused” the sun = focalizava o sol? focava o sol? refletia o sol?
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“focused” the sun = focalizava o sol? focava o sol? refletia o sol?
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 3 | focalizou/concentrou a luz do sol |
Marcos Antonio
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| 4 | refletiu o sol |
Silvia Aquino
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| 4 | focou/focaram o brilho/luz do sol |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 | ajustava ou ajustou o brilho do sol |
brfree
|
Proposed translations
8 mins
Marcos Antonio
Native in Portuguese
Electric Engineer/Military
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
84
Selected
focalizou/concentrou a luz do sol
Sug
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tks a ton
Bjs
T."
21 mins
Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Marketing and Research Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
refletiu o sol
sugestão
2 hrs
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
:
28
focou/focaram o brilho/luz do sol
focou/focaram o brilho/luz do sol - its nothing to do with the sun as such, however it is not clear as to whether it was the tray or the flash bulbs which "focused" (metaphorically) the sun
19 hrs
ajustava ou ajustou o brilho do sol
sugestão, e depende qual o tempo verbal que você está utilizando nesta tradução.
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