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disbelief that I had made a dire mistake in speaking the truth

Portuguese translation: que havia errado em contar a verdade

17:51 Mar 11, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: disbelief that I had made a dire mistake in speaking the truth
A frase inteira é:

I knew the instant her expression changed from concern to shock, and then to disbelief that I had made a dire mistake in speaking the truth.

Sugestões, por favor!
Alessandra K
Local time: 10:55
Portuguese translation:que havia errado em contar a verdade
Explanation:
The “disbelief” in the source term belongs to the second person's reaction and is connected to the the first person’s conclusion by the conjunction “that” so unless you are tied to transliterating your text, you can make it much smoother in Portuguese by rearranging it a bit.
Selected response from:

Stephen Kramer
Brazil
Local time: 09:55
Grading comment
Obrigada!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3descrença de que eu tinha cometido um terrível engano ao falar a verdade
Thomas Melo
5 +1que havia errado em contar a verdade
Stephen Kramer
4"...incredulidade que eu tivesse cometido o grave erro de dizer a verdade."
Beta Cummins
4incredulidade de que eu havia cometido um terrível erro ao falar a verdade
MarceloC (X)
4"...e descrença de que teria cometido um terrível engano ao contar a verdade."
alexandra_bessa


Discussion entries: 3





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
disbelief that i had made a dire mistake in speaking the truth
"...incredulidade que eu tivesse cometido o grave erro de dizer a verdade."


Explanation:
Sugestao.

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 09:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 35
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
disbelief that i had made a dire mistake in speaking the truth
descrença de que eu tinha cometido um terrível engano ao falar a verdade


Explanation:
sugestão

Thomas Melo
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Isto é português bem redigido!
3 mins
agree  Catarina Lopes
8 mins
agree  Claudio Mazotti: acho mais natural: descrença por eu ter cometido...
9 mins
  -> Verdade. O por fica bem melhor mesmo. =)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
disbelief that i had made a dire mistake in speaking the truth
incredulidade de que eu havia cometido um terrível erro ao falar a verdade


Explanation:
Espero ter sido útil

MarceloC (X)
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
disbelief that i had made a dire mistake in speaking the truth
que havia errado em contar a verdade


Explanation:
The “disbelief” in the source term belongs to the second person's reaction and is connected to the the first person’s conclusion by the conjunction “that” so unless you are tied to transliterating your text, you can make it much smoother in Portuguese by rearranging it a bit.

Example sentence(s):
  • Assim que vi sua expressão mudar de preocupada a chocada e então a incrédula, percebi que havia cometido um grave erro ao contar-lhe a verdade.
Stephen Kramer
Brazil
Local time: 09:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marta Caeiro
26 days
  -> Obrigado. Acho interessante como os demais que responderam desentenderam o sentido do original.
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
disbelief that i had made a dire mistake in speaking the truth
"...e descrença de que teria cometido um terrível engano ao contar a verdade."


Explanation:
Sugestão
disbelief = descrença/ incredulidade



alexandra_bessa
Portugal
Local time: 14:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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