Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
looked the part
Portuguese translation:
aparentava ser / mantinha os traços
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Sep 1, 2009 16:22
15 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
looked the part
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Other
At fifty-four, John still looked the part of the trusted anchorman that he had once aspired to be.
Proposed translations
+1
31 mins
Sara Sousa Soares
Native in Portuguese
Also a copywriter
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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38
Selected
aparentava ser / mantinha os traços
Outra sugestão...
Aos 54 anos, John ainda mantinha vivos os traços daquele apresentador honrado que um dia aspirara a ser.
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2009-09-03 14:55:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Muitíssimo obrigada pelo elogio, Teresa, disponha sempre!!!
Bjs, Sara
Aos 54 anos, John ainda mantinha vivos os traços daquele apresentador honrado que um dia aspirara a ser.
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2009-09-03 14:55:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Muitíssimo obrigada pelo elogio, Teresa, disponha sempre!!!
Bjs, Sara
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gratíssima, Sara
Solução bem ao estilo novelesco.
Bjs
T."
+2
11 mins
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
747
parecia ser, passava por
Sug.
Peer comment(s):
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Maria José Tavares (X)
26 mins
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Obrigada, Maria José!
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Alexandra Reimao
: passava por
1 day 14 hrs
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Obrigada, Alexandra!
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11 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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2943
tinha a aparência adequada do/parecia a pessoa adequada para/aparentava ser a pessoa adequada
look the part
to look suitable for a particular situation If you want to get a job as a fashion buyer, it helps if you look the part
to look suitable for a particular situation If you want to get a job as a fashion buyer, it helps if you look the part
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