English term
Brazil
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Thought-stunting
Hi, I'm translating a TV series. The character is talking about why some prisoners are in jail.
What would be "thought-stunting"? Maybe "pensamentos pequenos"?
Thank you!
Sep 21, 2016 17:28: Mario Freitas changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Matheus Chaud, Danik 2014, Mario Freitas
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Proposed translations
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
a estupidez da mentalidade atrasada
Essa pergunta é bem difícil para estar marcada como não-PRO... estou votando PRO.
Bom, minha pequena contribuição: para mim, thought-stunting está adjetivando o substantivo stupidity.
to stunt = to stop, slow down, or hinder the growth or development of
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/stunt
Assim, penso que thought-stunting possa ser interpretado como uma forma de retardo no pensamento, nas ideias, na forma de pensar.
Deixo como sugestão:
thought-stunting stupidity
a estupidez da mentalidade atrasada
Portugal
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Native in: English (Variant: UK) , Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, French to English, and 7 more.
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
inibidora do raciocínio
| Ótima sugestão! Obrigada! |
Portugal
Translator and Terminologist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
tolher o pensamento
Interpreto como uma proibição, um impedimento e mesmo um aprisionamento, ou, melhor dito, "tolher a liberdade de pensamento".
nome
1. ato de atrofiar, de tornar enfezado
2. ato de tolher o desenvolvimento de
http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/ingles-portugues/stuntin...
Brazil
Experienced EN-PT Translator _ 5ys+ exp
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Entorpecedora
adj.
Que entorpece, que faz perder a atividade, que produz inércia.
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Note added at 8 horas (2016-09-21 23:30:04 GMT)
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entorpecedora estupidez
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Note added at 9 horas (2016-09-22 00:30:48 GMT)
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foi mal faltou colar
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/thought
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/stun
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Note added at 10 horas (2016-09-22 01:01:33 GMT)
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http://www.dictionary.com/browse/stunt
to stop, slow down, or hinder the growth or development of; dwarf:
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