Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
A minha vida dava um livro.
English translation:
my life would make a good book
Added to glossary by
Ricardo Pereira
Mar 13, 2008 19:59
16 yrs ago
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A minha vida dava um livro.
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Hello all!
Does anyone know the equivalent for this Portuguese expression in English? The meaning is that the life of the speaker has been so sad/tragic/hilarious/etc. that it resembles a novel or would easily be "novel material".
Thank you in advance.
Cheers, Ricardo.
Does anyone know the equivalent for this Portuguese expression in English? The meaning is that the life of the speaker has been so sad/tragic/hilarious/etc. that it resembles a novel or would easily be "novel material".
Thank you in advance.
Cheers, Ricardo.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +8 | my life would make a good book |
PhilippID
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| 5 +1 | My life could be a book. |
Erik Bry
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| 4 +1 | My life is worthy of a book |
Gustavo Silva
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| 3 | I /you could write a book about my life |
JoGoes
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Proposed translations
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my life would make a good book
i've seen this used at times
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-03-13 20:27:35 GMT)
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erm.. this is a real english expression :D
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-03-13 20:27:35 GMT)
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erm.. this is a real english expression :D
Note from asker:
| I wasn't saying that your solution was not, philippid. I started adding the note before you posted your solution but only finished witting it after (dinner) you posted. Don't get me wrong. :) |
Peer comment(s):
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Rafael Mantovani
: me too
22 mins
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| agree |
Lumen (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
rhandler
1 hr
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| agree |
Vidomar (X)
: Mine would make a footnote ;)
2 hrs
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I'm working on mine ;)
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| agree |
Adriana Veleda
3 hrs
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| agree |
Paul Dixon
: Yes, indeed.
4 hrs
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| agree |
veratek
: my life would make a great book
15 hrs
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| agree |
Cristina Santos
21 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks philippid!
And thank you guys, for the rest of the suggested answers.
Cheers, Ricardo
www.rmpereira.com"
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1 hr
+1
16 hrs
Gustavo Silva
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8
My life is worthy of a book
a minha vida é merecedora de um livro :-)
Example sentence:
"I really felt that he was the only living person in show business worthy of a book of this nature,"
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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A. da Silva
: "My life was worthy of a book" would be even closer.
2 hrs
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Thanks for your support! Muito obrigado, DirtRoady ! :-)
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16 hrs
JoGoes
Works in field
I /you could write a book about my life
Another way of saying it
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