Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
had taken an interest in (nesse contexto)
Portuguese translation:
tinha se afeiçoado (ao elefante)
Added to glossary by
Nicole L. R.
Dec 10, 2010 18:05
13 yrs ago
English term
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had taken an interest in (nesse contexto)
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Anthropology
Ven. Gunananda, the chief disciple of Gunnepana, had caught an elephant and had it brought to Gunnepana village where Gunnepana Saranankara was a frequent visitor as he was born there. Abbot Gunnepana
had taken an interest in this elephant, which died shortly before he himself died.
had taken an interest in this elephant, which died shortly before he himself died.
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Marlene Curtis
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Marlene Curtis
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tinha se afeiçoado (ao elefante)
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Comment: ":-) Obrigada."
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Ana Vozone
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tinha começado a interessar-se por
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Ivan Rocha, CT
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Interessou-se por
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jack_speak
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Competent, diligent, thorough, complete.
Native in: English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
tinha adquirido um certo carinho por
take an interest in someone or something = ter um carinho. E' por isso que morreu logo 'apois a morte do elefante.
5 hrs
tinha se apegado
Uma possibilidade.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-12-10 23:45:15 GMT)
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PS. Uso de apegar-se: apegar-se A alguém ou A alguma coisa. Ex. "apegou-se ao elefante".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-12-10 23:45:15 GMT)
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PS. Uso de apegar-se: apegar-se A alguém ou A alguma coisa. Ex. "apegou-se ao elefante".
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