Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
vem de longe
English translation:
my long-held dream of being with you is now about to come true
Added to glossary by
Bett
Feb 6, 2017 21:01
7 yrs ago
Portuguese term
vem de longe
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
conversation
"o sonho de estar (com você) aí vem de longe, mas agora parece que está perto"
The character of the story is telling another person...
o sonho vem de longe = é um sonho antigo, que acalanto há muito tempo. Alguma suggestão para manter o mesmo jogo entre longe e perto?
muitíssimo obrigada antecipadamente!
The character of the story is telling another person...
o sonho vem de longe = é um sonho antigo, que acalanto há muito tempo. Alguma suggestão para manter o mesmo jogo entre longe e perto?
muitíssimo obrigada antecipadamente!
Proposed translations
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21 mins
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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66
Selected
my long-held dream of being with you is now about to come true
In this case "longe" refers to 'back in time', rather than space. IMO, the contrast between 'long ago' and 'now' is sufficient.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you "
+1
12 mins
Frank Miller
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Frankly Speaking: Quality & Multilingual
Native in: English (Variants: US South, US)
Works in: Georgian to English, Portuguese to English, Galician to English, and 3 more.
Portuguese term (edited):
vem de longe
that dream of being with you there [has come/began] from afar, and now it seems so close
Suggestion. Could use either "has come" or "began" for the part in brackets. I did the whole phrase because it makes more sense in context. These more artistic translations are always fun to tinker with. :)
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
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Lara Barnett
: The emphasis here is on "That" dream, which has the appropriate nuance arising through English Usage.
25 days
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+3
4 hrs
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Specializes in field
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
36
goes back a long way
my dream of being with you goes back and long way, but now it seems to be getting closer
Peer comment(s):
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Spiridon
: yes
4 hrs
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Thank you Spiridon !
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Margarida Martins Costelha
6 hrs
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Thank you Margarida !
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Gilmar Fernandes
8 hrs
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Thank you Gilmar!!
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4 hrs
ANDREA GOODALL
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese/ English Translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Follows me
Seria no sentido de que está acompanhando ele pela vida.
Example sentence:
Your love follows me ever since I met you
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