Jul 14, 2010 15:02
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
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Native in: English
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quadratura do círculo
Portuguese to English
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Braga, a mais jovem das cidades portuguesas, consegue a quadratura do círculo: juntar um centro histórico exemplarmente preservado a uma zona moderna e dinâmica...
Wikipedia gives "squaring the circle" for the mathematical problem, but that makes no sense here. I was thinking of "bringing together opposites" but don't like the phrase. Any ideas? Thanks in advance
Wikipedia gives "squaring the circle" for the mathematical problem, but that makes no sense here. I was thinking of "bringing together opposites" but don't like the phrase. Any ideas? Thanks in advance
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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to do the seemingly impossible
I think this would fit really well in this context. I had thought of "fit a square peg into a round hole" but I think that may be a bit too much. :o)
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Comment: "Thank you, I think your answer "fit" best"
+3
5 mins
Portuguese term (edited):
consegue a quadratura do círculo
is managing to square the circle
More or less the same expression is used in English to describe achieving a difficult task.
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Fabian Deckwirth
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thanks, Fabian
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Marlene Curtis
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thanks very much Marlene
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Clauwolf
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thanks, Clauwolf
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Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
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English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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(managed) to accomplish an almost impossible task
Minha sugestão, quando sabemos ser isto mais literal da Gilla.
Quadratura do círculo: consiste em construir um quadrado com a mesma área de um dado círculo
http://www.educ.fc.ul.pt/icm/icm99/icm43/3_problm.htm
Quadraturas... - [ Translate this page ]
7 dez. 2003 ... O teorema de Lindemann provou então a irracionalidade de , e provou que o problema da quadratura do círculo é impossível pelas regras da ...
www.prof2000.pt/users/amma/af18/t5/ft-3.htm
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A VERY DIFFICULT TASK
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Correção
MINHA SUGESTÃO, MAS TAMBÉM GOSTEI DA SUGESTÃO DA GILLA.
Quadratura do círculo: consiste em construir um quadrado com a mesma área de um dado círculo
http://www.educ.fc.ul.pt/icm/icm99/icm43/3_problm.htm
Quadraturas... - [ Translate this page ]
7 dez. 2003 ... O teorema de Lindemann provou então a irracionalidade de , e provou que o problema da quadratura do círculo é impossível pelas regras da ...
www.prof2000.pt/users/amma/af18/t5/ft-3.htm
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Note added at 19 mins (2010-07-14 15:21:51 GMT)
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OR
A VERY DIFFICULT TASK
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Note added at 20 mins (2010-07-14 15:23:03 GMT)
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Correção
MINHA SUGESTÃO, MAS TAMBÉM GOSTEI DA SUGESTÃO DA GILLA.
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David Drysdale (X)
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Grata!
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Works in field
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
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reconciling the best of both worlds/bringing/tying it all together
my suggestion
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.....If you do not want to use "square the circle"
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Note added at 47 mins (2010-07-14 15:49:48 GMT)
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.....If you do not want to use "square the circle"
Discussion
to find a good solution to a problem when that seems impossible, especially because the people involved have very different needs or opinions about it Few poor countries can afford to look after their works of art properly, but neglect is unwise if you want to attract tourists. Thailand is attempting to square the circle.
For example, in Spanish, the expression "descubriste la cuadratura del círculo" ("you discovered the quadrature of the circle") is often used derisively to dismiss claims that someone has found a simple solution to a particularly hard or intractable problem.