china egg

Portuguese translation: ovo de porcelana

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:china egg
Portuguese translation:ovo de porcelana
Entered by: Stephania Matousek (X)

13:00 May 4, 2015
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore
English term or phrase: china egg
Trecho de um livro:

They had a pigeon who perched above a doorway lovingly nurturing a china egg, a permanent symbol of futile optimism.

Seria um ovo de porcelana chinesa?

Achei também uma explicação do significado de china egg na Internet, parece fazer parte de uma expressão idiomática:

"I heard about China Eggs from an Englishman about thirty years ago so I don't remember all the details. Here's the gist of it: If a hen is not laying, the farmer puts a ceramic imitation egg under the hen. She instinctivly sits on it as a normal egg. This somehow induces her to start laying normally again. It has crept into usage as a metaphor for waiting around for something that will never happen." - http://www.answers.com/Q/What_does_'sitting_on_a_china_egg'_...
Stephania Matousek (X)
France
Local time: 07:23
ovo de porcelana
Explanation:
Acho que você não deveria incluir "chinesa" _ a porcelana pode ter sido feita em qualquer lugar, o termo é histórico.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 53 mins (2015-05-04 13:54:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Na minha cabeça eu pensei em ovo decorado, como esses:
https://www.google.com/search?q="ovo de porcelana"&source=ln...
Selected response from:

Beatriz Baker Méio
United States
Local time: 02:23
Grading comment
Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4ovo de porcelana
Beatriz Baker Méio
5ovos falsos
Nick Taylor
4ovo de engodo
Leonor Machado
4ovo chinês
Hari Cavalcante


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ovo de engodo


Explanation:
Eu sei que os sites chineses são tudo menos fiáveis, no entanto, neste caso, achei que seriam esses mesmos sites que nos poderiam tirar as dúvidas:

Grade da caixa do ovo do engodo do ar - Made-in-China.com
pt.made-in-china.com › ... › Ar Condicionado - Translate this page
Grade da caixa do ovo do engodo do ar fornecido por ST Vickey (HK) Co., Ltd. da China para exportar para Lusofonia.

Leonor Machado
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ovo de porcelana


Explanation:
Acho que você não deveria incluir "chinesa" _ a porcelana pode ter sido feita em qualquer lugar, o termo é histórico.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 53 mins (2015-05-04 13:54:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Na minha cabeça eu pensei em ovo decorado, como esses:
https://www.google.com/search?q="ovo de porcelana"&source=ln...

Beatriz Baker Méio
United States
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mario!

agree  Rafael Mantovani: sim, "china" é qualquer porcelana, nada diz que é chinesa
23 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Rafael!

agree  Paulo Marcon: Sem dúvida.
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!

agree  Pedro Figliolia
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Pedro!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ovo chinês


Explanation:
Não diria nada além disso pois o texto que segue já explica do que se trata

Hari Cavalcante
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search