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17th Translation Contest: "The Sounds of Silence" » English to Portuguese (BR)

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Source text in English

A theme of the age, at least in the developed world, is that people crave silence and can find none. The roar of traffic, the ceaseless beep of phones, digital announcements in buses and trains, TV sets blaring even in empty offices, are an endless battery and distraction. The human race is exhausting itself with noise and longs for its opposite—whether in the wilds, on the wide ocean or in some retreat dedicated to stillness and concentration. Alain Corbin, a history professor, writes from his refuge in the Sorbonne, and Erling Kagge, a Norwegian explorer, from his memories of the wastes of Antarctica, where both have tried to escape.

And yet, as Mr Corbin points out in "A History of Silence", there is probably no more noise than there used to be. Before pneumatic tyres, city streets were full of the deafening clang of metal-rimmed wheels and horseshoes on stone. Before voluntary isolation on mobile phones, buses and trains rang with conversation. Newspaper-sellers did not leave their wares in a mute pile, but advertised them at top volume, as did vendors of cherries, violets and fresh mackerel. The theatre and the opera were a chaos of huzzahs and barracking. Even in the countryside, peasants sang as they drudged. They don’t sing now.

What has changed is not so much the level of noise, which previous centuries also complained about, but the level of distraction, which occupies the space that silence might invade. There looms another paradox, because when it does invade—in the depths of a pine forest, in the naked desert, in a suddenly vacated room—it often proves unnerving rather than welcome. Dread creeps in; the ear instinctively fastens on anything, whether fire-hiss or bird call or susurrus of leaves, that will save it from this unknown emptiness. People want silence, but not that much.

The winning entry has been announced in this pair.

There were 24 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 7 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

Competition in this pair is now closed.


Entries (24 total; 7 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #22898 — Discuss 0
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
8818 x46 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.853.89 (27 ratings)3.81 (26 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 11 "like" tags
  • 11 users agreed with "likes" (22 total agrees)
  • 4 users disagreed with "likes" (16 total disagrees)
-2
+5
2
Um tema bastante atual
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-3
+1
um desejo que não conseguem realizar
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+3
O barulho do trânsito, anúncios digitais em ônibus e trens, telefones tocando sem parar e televisores com som alto, mesmo em escritórios vazios, nos distraem e agridem os nossos ouvidos o tempo todo
Flows well
Joana Araujo
-3
+3
1
paralelepípedos
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+4
o burburinho das conversas tomava conta dos ônibus e trens
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
; pelo contrário,
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+2
durante seu árduo trabalho.
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
seja no coração de uma floresta
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+1
causa inquietação, em vez de ser bem-vinda
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+2
Por instinto, o ouvido se prende a todo e qualquer ruído
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+1
que consiga poupá-lo desse estranho vazio.
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #23573 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
448 x45 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.503.55 (22 ratings)3.45 (22 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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  • 16 users agreed with "likes" (28 total agrees)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
+9
nossa busca infrutífera pelo tão almejado silêncio.
Good term selection
Excelente ​tradução d​e "people ​crave sile​nce and ca​n find non​e". Só que​m traduz p​alavra por​ palavra n​ão sabe da​r valor a ​esse tipo ​de traduçã​o. Parabén​s.
Matheus Chaud
+4
inóspita
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+8
2
"Histoire du Silence"
Good term selection
Boa, procu​rou o títu​lo origina​l.
Isabel Machado (X)
+3
que já fora
Flows well
Beautiful ​choice of ​verb tense​, so rare ​nowadays..​.
Matheus Chaud
+4
mas na dose certa
Flows well
Matheus Chaud
Entry #22331 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
324 x45 x26 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.613.62 (21 ratings)3.60 (20 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 4 users entered 9 "like" tags
  • 8 users agreed with "likes" (18 total agrees)
  • 3 users disagreed with "likes" (3 total disagrees)
-1
+1
Um dos assuntos do século
Good term selection
Beatrix Porto
Good term selection
não é "ter​m", mas po​ntuação pe​rtinente, ​bastante u​sada em po​rtuguês.
Joana Araujo
+2
para os quais eles tentaram fugir.
Good term selection
Boa regênc​ia verbal
Joana Araujo
-1
+1
1
Antes do isolamento voluntário das pessoas em seus celulares
Flows well
Matheus Chaud
+2
propagandeavam
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
+4
a plenos pulmões
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
+4
vivas e vaias
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+2
E aí paira outro paradoxo
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
+2
O medo entra sorrateiramente
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #22729 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
325 x44 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.563.57 (21 ratings)3.55 (20 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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  • 9 users agreed with "likes" (24 total agrees)
  • 4 users disagreed with "likes" (8 total disagrees)
-1
+5
Um assunto do momento
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+2
ansiarem
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
tudo isso
Flows well
Raul Alencar
-1
história,
Flows well
História
SARA CENCIPER FIORINI
-2
+2
esses foram os refúgios para onde ambos tentaram escapar
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+1
eram repletos de conversas
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+1
1
em alto e bom som
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
+2
gritos e balbúrdia
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
+4
trabalhavam de sol a sol.
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
+2
irrompe
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
+3
acolhedor
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+2
tudo para sentir-se a salvo desse vazio desconhecido
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #23129 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
252 x45 x27 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.463.43 (23 ratings)3.48 (23 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 4 users entered 6 "like" tags
  • 8 users agreed with "likes" (16 total agrees)
  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
+4
A History of Silenc
Other
Good job k​eeping the​ title in ​English. I​t shouldn'​t be trans​lated, sin​ce it wasn​'t release​d in Brazi​l
Link: https://ww​w.duolingo​.com/comme​nt/1567044​/DTTBT-Don​-t-transla​te-the-boo​k-titles
Matheus Chaud
-2
+3
1
paralelepípedos
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
+3
espontâneo
Good term selection
Wilka Soares
+4
vivas e vaias
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
labuta
Good term selection
Raul Alencar
+2
ermo
Good term selection
Wilka Soares
Entry #23908 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
242 x46 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.513.52 (21 ratings)3.50 (20 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 11 "like" tags
  • 6 users agreed with "likes" (7 total agrees)
  • 4 users disagreed with "likes" (6 total disagrees)
-2
+2
1
bramido
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
televisores berrando
Good term selection
Goyta' F. Villela Jr.
-1
+1
1
são um sem-fim de agressões e perturbações
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+4
ônibus e trens vibravam com o falatório das pessoas
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
ônibus e trens vibravam com o falatório das pessoas
Good term selection
Goyta' F. Villela Jr.
silente
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
casas de ópera
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
hurras e gritarias
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Hoje, não cantam mais.
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Aí paira um outro paradoxo
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
1
ignoto
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #22406 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
101 x41 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.483.52 (25 ratings)3.44 (25 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+3
1
na universidade parisiense de Sorbonne
Flows well
Good choic​e. Sorbonn​e isn't pa​rt of our ​culture, s​o a descri​ptive tran​slation en​hances use​r understa​nding of t​he context​. This tra​nslation p​rocedure i​s well doc​umented in​ the liter​ature - so​me call it​ "culture-​specific c​oncepts" :​)
Link: http://www​.jostrans.​org/issue2​1/art_comi​tre.pdf
Matheus Chaud
.
Flows well
Num geral,​ o texto é​ bem escri​to e flui ​muito bem.
Isabel Machado (X)


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #22387 — Discuss 0
Bruno Fuschini
Bruno Fuschini
United Kingdom
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.403.50 (20 ratings)3.29 (21 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 3 users entered 4 "like" tags
  • 8 users agreed with "likes" (9 total agrees)
+1
os aparelhos de TV ligados mesmo em escritórios vazios
Flows well
Goyta' F. Villela Jr.
+6
bombardeio
Good term selection
Regina Boltz
+1
confins
Good term selection
Regina Boltz
+1
a plenos pulmões
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
Entry #23368 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.273.26 (23 ratings)3.27 (22 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 4 "like" tags
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  • 3 users disagreed with "likes" (4 total disagrees)
-1
+2
Um tema atual
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
+3
são uma interminável fonte de irritação e distração
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-2
+3
1
conversas preenchiam ônibus e trens
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+1
muitas vezes mostra-se enervante, em vez de bem-vindo
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #23290 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.263.11 (18 ratings)3.41 (17 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 5 "like" tags
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  • 4 users disagreed with "likes" (5 total disagrees)
-2
+2
1
furor
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+2
Antes de nos isolarmos voluntariamente diante dos celulares
Flows well
Matheus Chaud
-2
ônibus e trens enchiam-se de conversa
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
+2
a plenos pulmões
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
Descortina-se
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
Entry #23791 — Discuss 0
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Entry3.213.14 (22 ratings)3.27 (22 ratings)
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  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+2
Uma questão desta era
Good term selection
Beatrix Porto
+2
salienta
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
+1
angustiante
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
Entry #23968 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.213.16 (19 ratings)3.26 (19 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
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-2
+1
1
as ruas das cidades estavam cheias dos tinidos ensurdecedores das rodas de metal e das ferraduras de cavalo batendo nas pedras
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #24284 — Discuss 0
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Entry3.213.18 (22 ratings)3.23 (22 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 3 users entered 5 "like" tags
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pneus de borracha,
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
s
Flows well
Consider p​ut a comma​ after tre​ns.
Alberto Pimentel
+1
a plenos pulmões
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
+2
hurras e barracos
Good term selection
Adaptou o ​significad​o e a pron​úncia. Per​feita esco​lha!
Isabel Machado (X)
+3
também motivo de queixa nos séculos anteriores
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #22418 — Discuss 0
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Entry3.153.06 (18 ratings)3.24 (17 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 3 users entered 8 "like" tags
  • 4 users agreed with "likes" (11 total agrees)
  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (3 total disagrees)
+2
na natureza
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
-1
+1
lugares para os quais os dois tentaram escapar.
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
+1
"A History of Silence" (ainda sem tradução no Brasil)
Other
Boa. Mostr​a que você​ pesquisou​ e se impo​rta com o ​leitor, ca​so ele que​ira procur​ar o livro​.
Matheus Chaud
-1
+1
rodas pneumáticas
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
+3
paralelepípedos
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
+1
a plenos pulmões
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
+1
frutas, flores e peixe fresco
Flows well
Matheus Chaud
+1
farfalhar
Good term selection
Regina Boltz
Entry #22739 — Discuss 0
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Entry3.093.11 (18 ratings)3.06 (17 ratings)
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  • 3 users entered 4 "like" tags
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  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (4 total disagrees)
-1
+2
Um tema da atualidade
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
-1
bateria de sons
Good term selection
Wilka Soares
-2
+3
2
"A History of Silence" ("História do Silêncio", em tradução livre)
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
+1
do qual as gerações anteriores também reclamavam
Flows well
Good solut​ion to avo​id "século​s reclamav​am". It pr​eserves th​e intended​ meaning a​nd sounds ​natural in​ Portugues​e.
Matheus Chaud
Entry #22322 — Discuss 0
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Entry3.083.21 (19 ratings)2.95 (19 ratings)
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  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+3
vibravam com vozes humanas
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
em uma pilha muda
Flows well
Mariana Passos
Entry #24028 — Discuss 0
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Entry3.053.00 (21 ratings)3.10 (21 ratings)
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  • 2 users entered 5 "like" tags
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  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
-1
+2
1
Uma questão atual
Flows well
Matheus Chaud
+1
buscam ansiosamente o silêncio
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
+3
locais onde ambos tentaram se refugiar
Flows well
Matheus Chaud
-1
+4
1
paralelepípedos
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
apodera
Flows well
Mayra Vieira Borges
Entry #22666 — Discuss 0
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Entry2.983.22 (23 ratings)2.74 (23 ratings)
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O tema do século
Good term selection
Beatrix Porto
-2
+3
1
paralelepípedos
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
+1
fervilhavam
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
Entry #24062 — Discuss 0
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Entry2.882.75 (8 ratings)3.00 (8 ratings)
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-1
+1
1
cheias do barulho ensurdecedor de rodas com aros de metal e ferraduras batendo na pedra
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #23761 — Discuss 0
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Entry2.742.67 (6 ratings)2.80 (5 ratings)
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+2
vivas
Good term selection
Isabel Machado (X)
também se queixaram
Good term selection
Mariana Rego
+1
mas nem tanto assim
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #23882 — Discuss 0
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Entry2.742.80 (5 ratings)2.67 (6 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
consumindo
Flows well
Regina Boltz
Entry #23215 — Discuss 0
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Entry2.712.71 (7 ratings)2.71 (7 ratings)
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  • 2 users entered 3 "like" tags
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+2
havia o burburinho das conversas nos ônibus e trens
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
burburinho
Good term selection
Matheus Chaud
ocupando o espaço que poderia ser da quietude
Flows well
Matheus Chaud
Entry #22595 — Discuss 0
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Entry2.332.25 (4 ratings)2.40 (5 ratings)
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-1
1
Rastejando, entra o pavor
Flows well
Isabel Machado (X)
Entry #24152 — Discuss 0
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Entry1.801.80 (5 ratings)1.80 (5 ratings)
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  • 2 users entered 2 "like" tags
A History of Silence
Other
Good job k​eeping the​ title in ​English. I​t shouldn'​t be trans​lated, sin​ce it wasn​'t release​d in Brazi​l.
Link: https://ww​w.amazon.c​om/History​-Silence-R​enaissance​-Present-D​ay/dp/1509​517367/ref​=sr_1_1?s=​books&ie=U​TF8&qid=15​30920552&s​r=1-1
Matheus Chaud
Até no campo os peões cantavam enquanto labutavam
Flows well
adrianovsk