Dec 5, 2013 19:10
10 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Vê tu lá
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
This sentence is uttered by a character in a story, as part of a long passage of dialogue. I unfortunately can't provide much context, because the character says nothing else but this sentence. It is in answer to a question "How much?" Given that the more literal translation does not make sense as an answer to that question, I wonder if this phrase has another idiomatic or colloquial meaning?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | You tell me! |
rir
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| 4 +4 | Up to you / Figure it out |
Katarina Peters
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| 4 | see for yourself |
Monica Merrill
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| 3 +1 | Go figure! |
Silvia Reis
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Proposed translations
+2
27 mins
Selected
You tell me!
outra opcao
pode ser alguem a perguntar 'How much', e outro responde, diz-me tu, ve la tu, quanto achas....you tell me!
pode ser alguem a perguntar 'How much', e outro responde, diz-me tu, ve la tu, quanto achas....you tell me!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This option works well in the story, too! Thanks!"
3 mins
Monica Merrill
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United Kingdom
Portuguese into English UK/US
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
, English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Portuguese to English
see for yourself
Suggestion
+4
7 mins
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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76
Up to you / Figure it out
slang
Peer comment(s):
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Marlene Curtis
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Thanks, Marlene!
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gninolps (X)
: I think "up to you" is the best option.
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Thanks Gabriel!
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Paulinho Fonseca
33 mins
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Thanks, Paulinho.
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jan oldenburg
1 hr
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Thanks, Jan.
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+1
13 mins
Silvia Reis
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
A translator at your service!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese
Go figure!
You use this when you don't understand someone's actions. Since this is a literary translation, I'd go with this.
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