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will she, nil she

Portuguese translation: contra a sua vontade

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English term or phrase:will she, nil she
Portuguese translation:contra a sua vontade
Entered by: GUILHERME LUZ

00:18 Nov 3, 2022
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: will she, nil she
Her elder sisters however left her no peace, and will she, nill she, they dragged her up to the table, and in fear and trembling she turned over the page and read:

Suas irmãs mais velhas, no entanto, não a deixaram em paz, e 'will she, nil she', elas a arrastaram até a mesa e, com medo e tremendo, ela virou a página e leu:

como traduzir 'will she, nil she' ?
GUILHERME LUZ
Brazil
Local time: 02:54
contra a sua vontade
Explanation:
contra a sua vontade
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:54
Grading comment
thanks! ;)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4contra a sua vontade
Nick Taylor
4 +2quer queira quer não, querendo ou não
Fernando Balestriero
4queira ou não queira
Daniel Fernandes
4forçadamente
Bruna Mattos
3a bem ou a mal
Ana Vozone


Discussion entries: 1





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
quer queira quer não, querendo ou não


Explanation:
“Will ye, nill ye” or “will he, nill he” means “whether one wishes to or not.” The phrase is a gem of the English language: its two verbs hold exactly opposite meanings, and yet rhyme with each other. “Will” means to wish for something—to “will” something—and “nill” means not to will something.


    Reference: http://https://myshakespeare.com/hamlet/act-5-scene-1-popup-...
Fernando Balestriero
United States
Local time: 01:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julia Silva
15 hrs
agree  Luiza Checozzi
309 days
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
queira ou não queira


Explanation:
ou uma variação disso: queira ela ou não; sem que ela quisesse; contra a sua vontade...

"Petruchio, depois de pôr um fim às agressões físicas de Kate, volta a elogiá-la, e usa a primeira ameaça velada para controlá-la: “Queira ou não queira, eu caso com você./Marido bom pra você, Kate, sou eu [...]/Você casa comigo ou com ninguém./Lá vem seu pai. Não ouse negar nada;/Quero ter e vou tê-la como esposa” (SHAKESPEARE, 2017, p. 59, grifo nosso)." >> https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/muitasvozes/article/downl...



    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nill
    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Will+I%2C+nill+I
Daniel Fernandes
Brazil
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a bem ou a mal


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="a bem ou a mal"&sxsrf=ALiCz...

Example sentence(s):
  • Vocês vão sair a bem ou a mal: an examination of (im)polite forms of address online in european portuguese ·
  • O deputado socialista Eurico Brilhante Dias afirmou hoje que Portugal tem de ficar na zona euro "a bem ou a mal", defendendo a renegociação
Ana Vozone
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 216
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
contra a sua vontade


Explanation:
contra a sua vontade

Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 127
Grading comment
thanks! ;)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
6 mins
  -> Thanks Teresa
agree  Clauwolf: ou a contragosto
2 hrs
  -> Quite so. Thanks Clau
agree  Bernardo Peixoto
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Bernardo
agree  Christine Magalhães
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Christine
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
forçadamente


Explanation:
Mais uma possibilidade, considerando especificamente o contexto fornecido. Pensei também em deixando-a sem escolha.


    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/pt/dictionary/english/nill
Bruna Mattos
Brazil
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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