Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
(the music) did the talking
Portuguese translation:
(a musica) falava por si mesma
English term
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Do the talking
I know that "do the talking" can mean "to take charge", but in this case it´s a metaphor. May it mean "as the music spoke for itself" (in Portuguese - falava por si mesma)? Or "spoke for itself and the DJ"?
Será que posso traduzir como "já que a música falava por si mesma", ou "já que a música era o que contava"?
Non-PRO (1): António Ribeiro
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United States
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(a musica) falava por si mesma"
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-02-24 17:45:11 GMT)
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A pessoa em questao nao se importava com quem quer que fosse o DJ, ja que toda a diversao e acao estava na pista de danca. Por tanto, a musica falava por si mesma.
Portugal
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já que o que contava era a música
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Cristina Pereira
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Obrigada, Cristina
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António Ribeiro
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Obrigada, António
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United States
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Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
fazia a conversa
Portugal
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dominava o ambiente
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