Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Nobody could see what I was doing because I had my back turned to them
Portuguese translation:
ninguém podia ver o que eu fazia porque eu estava de costas para eles
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May 16, 2011 13:24
13 yrs ago
English term
Nobody could see what I was doing because I had my back turned to them
Non-PRO
English to Portuguese
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Am struggling to come up with a way of describing facing away from someone, or having your back turned on them...
Any help much appreciated.
Any help much appreciated.
Proposed translations
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+6
2 mins
Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Brazil
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Brazil
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ninguém podia ver o que eu fazia porque eu estava de costas para eles
sugestão
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Comment: "Thanks very much for your help everyone who replied!"
+1
4 mins
Ricardo Gouveia
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Specialized in IT/Software Localization
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
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ninguém podia ver o que (eu) estava a fazer porque tinha as costas voltadas para eles
Outra sugestão, ia propor o mesmo que a Sílvia.
5 mins
Tina Duarte
Portugal
Portugal
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Portugal
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
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ninguém conseguia ver o que eu estava a fazer porque estava de costas para eles
ou : (...) voltado de costas para eles
31 mins
connie leite
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Portuguese
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English/Portuguese/English
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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7
devido a estar ( ou porque estava) de costas para eles não era visível o que eu estava a fazer
eu diria assimPT-PT
3 hrs
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
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Portuguese
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Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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23
ninguém podia ver o que eu estava fazendo, pois (eu) tinha virado de costas para eles
This is a good option if the context is that the person turned away on purpose, so the other could not see what he/she was doing.
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