shot out

Portuguese translation: se estendeu/ se estenderam (pl)

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:shot out
Portuguese translation:se estendeu/ se estenderam (pl)
Entered by: Marcella S.

20:55 Mar 19, 2017
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: shot out
I am trying to find a word to translate "shot out", in this context, a few examples below.

Thanks again in adavance


Finally I lay down, curling my warm tail over my nose. I lay there for three ... My limbs shot out, long, and my heart pounded within great broad ribs. My muzzle ...
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=ceItBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT161&lp...


I knew him from ... from my previous life, from The Facility. Delissio. ... My leg shot out as I sailed skywards, launched into the air off Crixus's fastmoving thigh.
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=wEmtH-dZx_MC&pg=PT129&lp...

I bowed to her and made two slow passes with my hand next to the wood, making sure my fingers were ... My shoulder opened up slightly as my leg shot out.
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=WOJ_D4TBVPYC&pg=PA320&lp...
Marcella S.
New Zealand
Local time: 22:08
se estendeu/ se estenderam (pl)
Explanation:
"Nada falou, nenhum resmungo; a não ser o que por desventura se zumbiu, ... De andas, sobre palanque, estendeu muito suas pernas no chão,..."
João Guimarães Rosa- Ave Palavra
https://books.google.com.br/books?isbn=8520936679
Selected response from:

Danik 2014
Brazil
Grading comment
Many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4esticar, esticou, esticaram
Nick Taylor
4se estendeu/ se estenderam (pl)
Danik 2014


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
esticar, esticou, esticaram


Explanation:
esticar, esticou, esticaram

Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se estendeu/ se estenderam (pl)


Explanation:
"Nada falou, nenhum resmungo; a não ser o que por desventura se zumbiu, ... De andas, sobre palanque, estendeu muito suas pernas no chão,..."
João Guimarães Rosa- Ave Palavra
https://books.google.com.br/books?isbn=8520936679

Danik 2014
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Many thanks
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search