Apr 23, 2015 12:13
9 yrs ago
Portuguese term

com vida

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'Este é de facto um museu com vida.'

There are a lot of different things going on inside the museum. There's always a surprise around the corner. I'm trying to come up with an expression for this. Lively seems too literal.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Discussion

T o b i a s Apr 23, 2015:
Context Might be useful to know what kind of a museum this is. "Buzzing with life" might be good for an apiculture museum,
http://english.cri.cn/6566/2013/04/03/902s757520.htm
but less so for Mdme. Tussauds:
"Stars we lost this year, like Robin Williams and Joan Rivers, take one’s breath away as they look full of life, and just as we remember them"

http://tinyurl.com/2ssauds

Proposed translations

+5
2 mins
Selected

full of life.

Uma sugestão. Certeza que virão outras tão boas quanto. Bom dia amigos do fórum. :)
Note from asker:
Bom dia Lázaro e obrigada! :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Silvia Aquino
26 mins
agree Gilmar Fernandes
1 hr
agree Paulinho Fonseca
2 hrs
agree António Ribeiro
10 hrs
agree Pedro Figliolia
13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Obrigada Lázaro!"
4 mins

alive

another sugg.

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Note added at 5 mins (2015-04-23 12:18:32 GMT)
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or: bursting with life
Note from asker:
Thanks Katarina!
I like the second suggestion, better! Thanks :)
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35 mins

filled with life

Minha sugestão. Eu mudaria a frase um pouco: "This museum really is filled with life"
Note from asker:
Obrigada!
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1 hr

vibrant / buzzing

Another suggestion, less literal

Example from the web:
"At the Museum of London we tell the story of the world’s greatest city and its people, and it is Londoners who have led the way as both the producers and consumers of broadcast media. Now Radio Times has a significant presence in another sort of living room - that of a vibrant and buzzing museum. I can’t wait for it to open.” - See more at: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/corporate/press-media/press...
Note from asker:
Thanks Beatriz!
Peer comment(s):

agree Lais Leite
44 mins
Obrigada, Lais!
agree Arthur Dias
49 mins
Obrigada, Arthur!
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1 hr

Full of activity

This is a very commonly used phrase. In my opinion using the literal translation of "life" sounds a bit flat in English.
Example sentence:

"... many of the facilities, such as the shop, cafe and restaurant, will be open and FULL OF ACTIVITY seven days a week."

"Entering the building will be like slipping under the desert sand and arriving in a large hall FULL OF ACTIVITY (shops, information points, cafeterias. etc)..."

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4 hrs

lively

Sugestão
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6 hrs

lively

Everywhere can be lively, having good atmosphere, lots of people, etc
Example sentence:

a lively atmosphere

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