Apr 10, 2008 15:14
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term
alimentar a mente
Portuguese to English
Other
Other
outro
alimentar a mente com leitura e cultura, por exemplo.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Enriching the mind/feeding the mind |
Arthur Godinho
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| 4 +7 | feeding the mind |
Elvira Alves Barry
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| 4 +2 | nourishing the mind |
Todd Field
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| 5 +1 | food for thought |
Rui Freitas
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Proposed translations
+2
2 mins
Arthur Godinho
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
Always looking forward to new challenges
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
Enriching the mind/feeding the mind
enriquecer/alimentar a mente
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+7
2 mins
feeding the mind
My suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
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Enza Longo
2 mins
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Obrigada, Enza
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| agree |
Andrea Munhoz
3 mins
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Obrigada, Andrea
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| agree |
R. Alex Jenkins
44 mins
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Obrigada, Richard
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| agree |
Brandi Miller
: The concept is the same as in English...feeding the mind with these kinds (leitura, cultura) of mental "nutrition."
1 hr
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Obrigada, Brandi
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| agree |
Phillippa May Bennett
3 hrs
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Obrigada, Phillippa
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| agree |
Cristina Santos
4 hrs
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Obrigada, Cristina
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| agree |
veratek
4 hrs
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Obrigada, vera-tech
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+2
5 mins
nourishing the mind
Or "feeding the mind".
Same in English as in Portuguese. Fairly common expression.
Good luck!
Same in English as in Portuguese. Fairly common expression.
Good luck!
+1
51 mins
Rui Freitas
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Linguist and studying law
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
food for thought
This is an idiom that might suit your context. However, I do like Todd's suggestion, which follows the source text more closely.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cristina Pereira
: This was the first thing that came up to my mind
31 mins
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Thanks Cristina
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