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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

assistir de camarote

English translation:

to watch/observe/witness sth from a front-row seat

Added to glossary by Cristina Spohr
Mar 3, 2009 21:42
15 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

assistir de camarote

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Qual seria a expressão na língua inglesa para "assistir de camarote", como abaixo?

... ela vai calar a boca desssa galera toda, e ai eu quero assistir de camarote. Ela é nota millllllll, um show de atleta e uma pessoa fantastica. ...
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 to watch/observe/witness sth from a front-row seat
5 watch from the grandstands
4 best seats in the house
3 +1 watch from the sidelines

Proposed translations

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to watch/observe/witness sth from a front-row seat

This is pretty close, I think. I thought about "watch from the sidelines", but then it often implies you'd like to participate, which is not necessarily the case in "assistir de camarote". In your example, it's closer to the sense that you will have a privileged view and enjoy the show. That is close to "to watch from a front-row seat", but it's not as often used to mean the same as in Portuguese, that is, I don't think it can cover all meanings of "assistir de camarote".

Assistir de camarote
Ficar de fora de um problema, confusão ou briga; Não dar opinião, não participar.

Ex1: Assisti toda a confusão de camarote, mas bem que me deu medo.


U.S. Military Fails To Learn An Ancient Military Lesson: No ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]17 Oct 2008 ... Ever since the end of the Reagan administration, I have watched from a front-row seat in Washington, D.C., as the leadership in the U.S. ...
www.manufacturingnews.com/news/08/1017/commentary.html - 33k -

A Harty Meal - [ Traduzir esta página ]What I am lamenting is the willingness of so many Canadians to choose watching history from a front row seat over taking ownership of the present from the ...
hartymeal.blogspot.com/ - Páginas Semelhantes

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McMinnville fifth-grader will get front row seat for launch ...

A fifth-grader from McMinnville will watch next week's U.S. space shuttle launch from a front-row seat, courtesy of Congressman David Wu, D-Ore. ...
blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/11/mac_5th_grader_gets_front_row.html - 67k -

TheSpec.com - Entertainment - The birth of a legend, from a front-row seat. SPECIAL TO THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR. SPECIAL TO THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR. SPECIAL TO THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR ...
www.thespec.com/article/360934 - 71k

The Ustream.TV Blog » Blog Archive » Barack, Rudy, and John ...
Rudy Guiliani officially announced his withdrawal from the White House race, and thanks to our friends at Politico, we saw it all live from a front row seat ...
www.ustream.tv/blog/2008/01/30/barack-rudy-and-john-electio... - 18k

'Fellows' get front-row view of government | US Air Force Press ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]8 Jan 2004 ... "I really enjoyed watching our government work from a front-row seat and watching the evolution of the legislation this year," Major Ortiz ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_prfr/is_200401/ai_760222923 - 37k

Kentucky's governor and congressional delegation will be witnessing history from a front-row seat Tuesday. Governor Beshear... more >> ...
www.ask4direct.com/404_parse.asp?blah=404;http://www.ask4di... -

US space outfit promises The Right Stuff experience • The Register - 4 Dec 2008 ... Lynx because I want to experience space from a front row seat. My goal is to place the Dannebrog, the Danish flag, on the Moon one day. ...
www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/04/xcor_deal/ - 27k -
Example sentence:

Tom Riddle will gleefully watch Harry Potter’s downfall from a front-row seat. And it’s all thanks to Moaning Myrtle. The first, as far as I can see, ...

So he decides to join Biederman in prison to watch and help facilitate his downfall from a front-row seat. Continued... < prev Page 2 of 3 next > ...

Reference:

www.fictionalley.org/authors/aerie22/ - 20k

http://www.thewhitonline.com/news/2006/11/30/Entertainment/More-Film.Medley.

Peer comment(s):
agree felidaevampire : Só pela resposta, porque essa definição que você encontrou para "assistir de camarote" está furada. Foi o que induziu o Gilmar a erro. Conversem mais com os vizinhos! É o melhor meio de se aprender expressões e seus significados. :)
2 hrs
You're right. When I read the definition, I felt sth was amiss, however, I've heard some expressions being used in different ways here in the South. I thought it was another one of these cases, but for the suggestion, I followed my guts:). Tks.
agree Rafael Mantovani : "watch from the front row", tem mesmo uma música da Alanis Morisette chamada "front row" que usa isso justamente no sentido figurado.
1 day 1 hr
obrigado, Rafael.
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23 mins

best seats in the house

my suggestion:
...and there I want to have the best seat in the house.
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+1
23 mins

watch from the sidelines

http://www.dicionariodegirias.com.br/giria.do?giria=344

Assistir de camarote
Ficar de fora de um problema, confusão ou briga. Não dar opinião, não participar.
Ex1: Assisti toda a confusão de camarote, mas bem que me deu medo.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/sideline

sideline Idioms
on the sidelines
☆
in the area along the sidelines
outside the main sphere of action
not actively participating

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="watch from the sidelin...

about 54,500 hits in Google for "watch from the sidelines"

I realize there's no direct equivalent of this Brazilian expression, but this is something close to it, and since your text is about sports I think it fits perfectly - although this is not just a sports idiom, it uses the sport analogy (sidelines)

hope this helps :)
Peer comment(s):
agree rhandler
22 mins
Thanks Ralph :)
neutral Bentevi : This usually means "assistir do banco de reservas". It often implies you regret not being able to help/participate. In terms of being the most idiomatic, you're absolutely right. That doesn't necessarily mean it's equivalent. Yep, let us wait.
23 mins
Well, I believe my suggestion is the most idiomatic expression posted so far, and it fits the definition of the Brz. expression "..... confusão ou briga. Não dar opinião, não participar" Let's wait for other suggestion, maybe closer IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
neutral felidaevampire : Não havia visto, mas a resposta dada por Bentevi bate com o que conheço para "assistir de camarote" (nem sei pq Bentevi citou essa definição). A sua não. Nada pessoal, meu anjo (mas vou fazer sua vontade, OK?). :)
1 hr
A definição não é minha. Eu citei a fonte: Dicionário de Girias e coloquei o link. Achei que fosse uma fonte idônea. Vejo que outra(o) colega usou tbm. "Bentevi" mas não vi nenhum comentário seu sobre isso. Será que eu fui sorteado ? :))
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34 mins

watch from the grandstands

assistir de camarote => watch from the grandstands
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