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Apr 22, 2005 13:59
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Portuguese term

agarrar

Non-PRO Portuguese to English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation boxing
(é de português para inglês)

Durante um combate de boxe: "andava-se a AGARRAR a mim para não cair"

obrigada!
Proposed translations (English)
5 clinch
4 +2 gripping
5 +1 grabbing
3 +1 to hang on to
Change log

Apr 22, 2005 14:00: Carlos Angelo changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "Portuguese to English"

Apr 22, 2005 16:31: Luciano Monteiro changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Advertising / Public Relations" to "Sports / Fitness / Recreation" , "Field (write-in)" from "publicity" to "boxing"

Proposed translations

3 hrs
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clinch

This is a defensive boxing technique to gain a few seconds of rest and to prevent the opponent from hitting. The referree immediately tries to break it up.

... The noun clinch has 3 meanings:. Meaning #1: (in boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily ...
www.answers.com/topic/clinch
Peer comment(s):
neutral RubinSantos : Clinch would be the best answer, but it does say "para nao cair", so maybe it doesn't apply to the meaning implied. A clinch is used to rest or to avoid getting hit, not to avoid falling. Just a thought.
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "obrigada!"
+1
11 mins

to hang on to

someone else
Peer comment(s):
agree Deborah do Carmo : in this context yes, sounds like someone has taken a punch and is hanging onto the other boxer to stop himself falling
3 hrs
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+2
18 mins

gripping

as in "gripping on to me"

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-22 14:19:33 GMT)
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or \"grasping on to me\"

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-04-22 14:20:17 GMT)
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or \"grasping on to me\"

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-04-22 14:21:19 GMT)
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or \"holding on to me\"
Peer comment(s):
agree Solomon Wright : holding on to me
4 mins
agree Claudio Mazotti
9 mins
neutral CMJ_Trans (X) : hold is about OK, grasp is not - with boxing gloves????
27 mins
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+1
19 mins

grabbing

"... she was grabbing my hands..."

to grab = take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"

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Note added at 25 mins (2005-04-22 14:24:44 GMT)
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grabbing onto ....

Results 1 - 10 of about 184,000 for grabbing to avoid falling. (0.28 seconds)
Bone Health Center
... if you don\'t have bone loss, it\'s a good idea to actively avoid falling. ...
Grabbing onto something as you fall may slow your fall and prevent a hip ...
health.yahoo.com/health/centers/bone_health/913 -
Peer comment(s):
agree Claudio Mazotti : grab onto...
9 mins
Thank you.
neutral CMJ_Trans (X) : with the best will in the world, how can you expect to grab someone if you are wearing huge boxing gloves,
26 mins
How can you say that if don't know who are the characters and the context does not tell you that? The very reason why players wear boxing gloves is to do punching, not "agarrar". With that in mind, my guess is that the characters are not the players.
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