bem resolvido

English translation: self-assured /coolheaded

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Portuguese term or phrase:bem resolvido
English translation:self-assured /coolheaded
Entered by: Katarina Peters

20:33 Feb 1, 2022
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: bem resolvido
"Ela era muito bem resolvida".
"Pessoas bem resolvidas não causam problemas".
"Ele dava um certo trabalho, principalmente se comparado com pessoas mais bem resolvidas (sic)".

Livro literário-filosófico.

Português brasileiro, em grande parte seguindo a norma culta urbana do sudeste.
Uriama de Menezes
Brazil
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self-assured /coolheaded
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2self-assured /coolheaded
Katarina Peters
4 +1well adjusted
Andre S. M. Pires
4serene
Clauwolf
4happy with their own life / well-balanced
Julia Caldana
4very sensible
Oliver Simões
4even-tempered / judicious
Mario Freitas
4(pretty) well sorted out
Nick Taylor
4Comfortable in his own skin
Simone Taylor
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very determined
José Patrício

Discussion entries: 2





  

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serene


Explanation:
:) Resolvido (Aurélio)

4. Pop. Que não traz problemas, que é tranquilo, sensato, equilibrado: Agora namorava um homem resolvido.

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Too serene


Clauwolf
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happy with their own life / well-balanced


Explanation:
"Happy with one's own life" é uma expressão comum que passa uma ideia mais abrangente: a pessoa não está meramente satisfeita consigo mesma e as coisas à sua volta, mas também tem os fatores do relaxamento e da determinação na medida certa, conforme sejam necessários para ela.

"Well-balanced" costuma puxar mais para o sentido de que a pessoa é "centrada", "equilibrada" e/ou "sensata" mas, dependendo do contexto, também pode dar certo, como aparece no Thesaurus do Merriam-Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-balanced

Alguns adjetivos na linha de "confident", como "self-assured", podem variar conforme o contexto (neste caso, pode ser interpretado como algo similar a "metido", por exemplo), mas também funcionam se a intenção é dizer que a pessoa é segura de si. "Comfortable in one's own skin" também remete a autoconfiança. https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/self-assu...


Julia Caldana
Brazil
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well adjusted


Explanation:
(of a person) mentally and emotionally stable.

"a well-adjusted, happy child is less likely to be physically ill"


    https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/well_adjusted
Andre S. M. Pires
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  Adrian MM.: albeit hyphenated > well-adjusted https://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/como-dizer-bem-resol...
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very sensible


Explanation:
I think we need more context for each instance of this term. There's a wide range of meaning for "bem resolvido". I don't believe there is a one-size-fits-all translation. The correct translation will depend on the specific meaning depending on each context. Below is a summary of the definitions found in three different dictionaries:

Definições de "resolvido":
Pop. Que não traz problemas, que é tranquilo, sensato, equilibrado: Agora namorava um homem resolvido. (Aulete) (serene, sensible, balanced)

[Popular] Disposto a tudo; atrevido; temerário. (Priberam) (risk-taker, bold, brave)

[Informal] Que se dispõe a fazer qualquer coisa; que é corajoso: presidente resolvido. (Dício) (risk-taker, courageous,)

Of all qualifiers, I would probably go with "very sensible".
sensible: (of a person) possessing or displaying prudence. (Lexico.com)

See if these make sense:

"She was very sensible."
"People who are very sensible don't cause trouble."
"He was a bit of a handful, especially when compared to those who were more sensible."

Oliver Simões
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even-tempered / judicious


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
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(pretty) well sorted out


Explanation:
well sorted out

Nick Taylor
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self-assured /coolheaded


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Katarina Peters
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Muriel! 😊

agree  José Patrício: he is very smart, self-assured and determined. - https://www.spanishdict.com/examples/self-assured?lang=en
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  -> Thank you, José Patricio!
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Comfortable in his own skin


Explanation:
comfortable in (one's) own skin
Displaying a relaxed confidence in and clear understanding of oneself and one's abilities, especially when presenting oneself to or interacting with other people.

Simone Taylor
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:36
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Reference comments


31 mins
Reference: very determined

Reference information:
decidido {adj} determined - https://enpt.dict.cc/?s=determined
https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/ingles-portugues/determ...
resolvido 1. decidido; 4. despachado - https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/ingles-portugues/resolv...

José Patrício
Portugal
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