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"but so were..."

Portuguese translation: ...mas os homens jovens daqueles tempos eram-no igualmente, na sua maioria.

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English term or phrase:\"but so were most young men in those days.\"
Portuguese translation:...mas os homens jovens daqueles tempos eram-no igualmente, na sua maioria.
Entered by: priscila santos

19:10 Feb 24, 2021
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: "but so were..."
"You would say he was a sentimental man, and so he was, but so were most young men in those days."

"Você diria que ele era um homem sentimentl, e ele o era, mas (?)"
priscila santos
Local time: 01:02
...mas os homens jovens daqueles tempos eram-no igualmente, na sua maioria.
Explanation:
Suggestion for European Portuguese.
Selected response from:

Ana Mafalda Costa
Portugal
Local time: 05:02
Grading comment
Obrigada
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3...mas os homens jovens daqueles tempos eram-no igualmente, na sua maioria.
Ana Mafalda Costa
4 +4Assim como a maioria dos (homens) jovens daquela época
Egon Lessa
4 +1mas a maioria dos jovens também era naquela época
Felipe Lacerda
4 +1Mas a maioria dos homens daquela época também eram assim
Augusto Rochadel
5mas também o eram a maioria dos homens jovens daqueles dias
Willyam Brito
4mas também o foram a maioria dos .......
Leonor Machado
3mas também o eram, (na sua maioria, os jovens ....)
Ana Vozone


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mas a maioria dos jovens também era naquela época


Explanation:
A ideia é essa, mas você pode emperiquitar se quiser

Felipe Lacerda
Brazil
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julia Caldana
8 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
...mas os homens jovens daqueles tempos eram-no igualmente, na sua maioria.


Explanation:
Suggestion for European Portuguese.

Ana Mafalda Costa
Portugal
Local time: 05:02
Specializes in field
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  Michael Lourenço Leite: Adorei!
5 mins
  -> Obrigada, Michael!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
12 mins
  -> Obrigada, Teresa!
agree  Álvaro Micheletti
2 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Mas a maioria dos homens daquela época também eram assim


Explanation:
Eu diria assim.

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Note added at 3 mins (2021-02-24 19:14:13 GMT)
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Ou melhor:

Mas a maioria dos jovens daquela época também era assim.

Augusto Rochadel
Brazil
Local time: 01:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kevin Albuquerque
1 min
  -> Obrigado, Kevin!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Assim como a maioria dos (homens) jovens daquela época


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Egon Lessa
Brazil
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tábata Porto
7 mins
  -> Obrigado, Tábata.
agree  Katarina Peters: a mais concisa resposta... // pois é, eu tambem...
43 mins
  -> Obrigado, Katarina. Eu acho estranha a repetição excessiva do verbo "ser".
agree  Marcela Mosna (X)
5 days
agree  Luciana Ferreira
90 days
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mas também o foram a maioria dos .......


Explanation:
diria assim

Leonor Machado
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 123
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
\"but so were...\"
mas também o eram, (na sua maioria, os jovens ....)


Explanation:
Ou, simplesmente:

.. tal como o eram muitos jovens ...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 216
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mas também o eram a maioria dos homens jovens daqueles dias


Explanation:
O texto aparenta uma composição mais clássica, com linguagem mais antiga. Requer uma versão aproximada disso.

Willyam Brito
Brazil
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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