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English translation: the most geometric game of the championship

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Portuguese term or phrase:o jogo mais geométrico do campeonato
English translation:the most geometric game of the championship

21:55 Jun 23, 2014
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-06-27 21:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Football
Portuguese term or phrase: o jogo mais geométrico do campeonato
commentary of world cup
Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:35
the most geometric game of the championship
Explanation:
If the person used "geométrico" in PT, he is making this up anyway. You should use the same in English, IMO, and make just as much sense as he/she did in PT.
You could use symmetrical or something else, if you see further on in the text what the person meant. But if this is all you got, shoot it.
Selected response from:

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 03:35
Grading comment
Thanks I'll use it even though I haven't the faintest idea what it means :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +5the most geometric game of the championship
Mario Freitas


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the most geometric game of the championship


Explanation:
If the person used "geométrico" in PT, he is making this up anyway. You should use the same in English, IMO, and make just as much sense as he/she did in PT.
You could use symmetrical or something else, if you see further on in the text what the person meant. But if this is all you got, shoot it.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 03:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thanks I'll use it even though I haven't the faintest idea what it means :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vidomar (X): Without further context, this seems to be a good option.
1 min
  -> Thank you, Vidomar!
agree  Verginia Ophof
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Verginia!
agree  Luís Labres: Pois é, eu tampouco sei o que o sujeito quis dizer com isso... E outra coisa: não seria geometrical?
7 mins
  -> Também pensei que pudesse ser, mas com "geometrical", o Google sugere "geometric"
agree  Claudio Mazotti
8 mins
  -> Obrigado, Cláudio!
agree  Richard Purdom: yeah why not, could also be 'angular' or even 'square'
13 hrs
  -> Or any other shape! It's just another example (among thousands) of people trying to sound nice with senseless terms. Thanx!
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