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compelled I go willy nilly

Portuguese translation: obrigado, eu vou a contragosto

14:12 Dec 29, 2021
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
English term or phrase: compelled I go willy nilly
This opposition hinges on the thought that compelled I go willy nilly,
persuaded I go voluntarily, the difference being between acting from
oneself and being forced from outside.
Saulo Krieger
Brazil
Local time: 05:05
Portuguese translation:obrigado, eu vou a contragosto
Explanation:
Me parece ser um texto que fala sobre o contraste entre imposição e persuasão.

willy-nilly: If something happens willy-nilly, it happens even if the people who are involved do not want it to happen (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/willy-...


compel verb (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compel)
1: to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly
Hunger compelled him to eat.
The general was compelled to surrender.


OBS: presumi que o autor é do gênero masculino, por isso "obrigado" ou pode ser "forçado".
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Egon Lessa
Brazil
Local time: 05:05
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6obrigado, eu vou a contragosto
Egon Lessa
3 +3obrigado, eu vou de qualquer maneira/ querendo ou não
ferreirac
5 +1coagido irei, seja o que for!
Nick Taylor
4 +1forçado eu vou, contra a minha vontade
Adalberto Lima
4 +1obrigado, vou a torto e a direito
Cécile A.-C.
4 +1coagido irei, querendo ou não
Ana Raquel Lima


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
obrigado, eu vou a contragosto


Explanation:
Me parece ser um texto que fala sobre o contraste entre imposição e persuasão.

willy-nilly: If something happens willy-nilly, it happens even if the people who are involved do not want it to happen (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/willy-...


compel verb (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compel)
1: to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly
Hunger compelled him to eat.
The general was compelled to surrender.


OBS: presumi que o autor é do gênero masculino, por isso "obrigado" ou pode ser "forçado".

Egon Lessa
Brazil
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rodrigo Silva
25 mins
  -> Obrigado, Rodrigo.
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
30 mins
  -> Obrigado, Teresa.
agree  Mark Robertson
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Mark.
agree  Matheus Chaud
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Matheus.
agree  Felipe Andre
20 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Felipe.
agree  Saulo Krieger: Obrigado, Egon!
8 days
  -> Não tem de que, Saulo!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
compelled i go willy nilly
obrigado, eu vou de qualquer maneira/ querendo ou não


Explanation:
Sugestão.

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Simões: querendo ou não: whether one likes it or not https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/willy-nilly
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Andrew Bramhall
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Saulo Krieger: Obrigado, Oliver!
8 days
  -> Obrigado!
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
forçado eu vou, contra a minha vontade


Explanation:
Usar a palavra forçado, em vez de obrigado, pode ser uma boa alternativa. Fonte: Ivo Korytowski's English-Portuguese Translator's Dictionary


    https://www.proz.com/references/698
Adalberto Lima
Brazil
Local time: 05:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saulo Krieger: Obrigado, Adalberto!
8 days
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
compelled i go willy nilly
obrigado, vou a torto e a direito


Explanation:
ou por bem ou por mal

(sugestoes)

Cécile A.-C.
United States
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oliver Simões: “A torto e a direito” quer dizer indiscriminadamente; traduz para o inglês como “right, left, and center”: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/portuguese-e...
49 mins
  -> você tem razao é fazer as coisas à toa, errei https://www.significados.com.br/a-torto-e-a-direito/
agree  Saulo Krieger: Obrigado, Cecile!
7 days
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
compelled i go willy nilly
coagido irei, querendo ou não


Explanation:
sugestão

Ana Raquel Lima
Brazil
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saulo Krieger: Obrigado, Ana Raquel!
7 days
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
compelled i go willy nilly
coagido irei, seja o que for!


Explanation:
coagido irei, seja o que for!

Nick Taylor
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saulo Krieger: Obrigado, Nick!
7 days
  -> Thanks Saulo
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