Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

charging

Portuguese translation:

pegando/encarando

Added to glossary by MARCOS BAZILIO
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charging

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Hi!

I am subtitling a video about a famous skimboarder and I do not know how to translate the term "charge" into PT-PT. This term is a term that is very used in skimboarding, it seems.

Context:
"There are kids that are charging wedge at 11 years old".

Thanks!
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Sep 2, 2021 06:23: MARCOS BAZILIO Created KOG entry

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pegando/encarando

Pela explicação abaixo, seria uma gíria para realizar / fazer


charge - URBAN
slang word used by surfers intending to do something (may or may not be related to surf); somewhat equivalent to "go for it."
person A "I was thinking of surfing at Pipeline today, bro'."
person B "charge, man."
or
person A "This place is a mess. It'll take two of us to clean it."
person B "Let's just charge on it. It'll be done in no time."
by Lazy Time Waster November 07, 2004
Peer comment(s):

agree Paulinho Fonseca : 'encarando'
1 hr
Thanks Paulinho!
agree Mariana Hallack
3 days 4 hrs
Thanks Mariana!
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12 mins
English term (edited): charging

desafiando

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5 hrs

arrasando superondas

:)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-08-19 21:20:26 GMT)
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É o conceito global de ter excelente desempenho com superondas (velocidade, equilíbrio, estrada no tubo, enfim uma nota dez.
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

apanhar/enfrentar/"domar" o canhão (ondas gigantes) do The Wedge

Charging
A surfer really going for it on a wave, surfing aggresively. Charges, as in "ho, that guy charges".
https://surfing-waves.com/surf_talk.htm

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Charging – Travelling along a wave aggressively or with great speed. Often used with reference to big waves e.g. “big wave charger”.

Charging – Surfing without fear of falling or wiping out. Often used when referring to big waves.
https://thesurfblog.com/glossary-of-surfing-slang-terms-and-...

https://www.record.pt/modalidades/surf/detalhe/red-chargers-...

https://desporto.sapo.pt/modalidades/surf/artigos/imagens-im...

Em ondas que os surfistas estavam a ser rebocados, o charger lusitano descobriu que a maneira mais fácil de apanhar estas ondas gigantes era saltando de um jet ski em movimento. Após alguns saltos bem-sucedidos do jet ski de Nic von Rupp, Pedro preparava-se para uma última onda antes de terminar a sessão.
https://vert-mag.com/blog/is-this-the-biggest-bodyboard-wave...

The Wedge is a spot located at the extreme southeast end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California known for its large waves that makes it a popular spot for surfing, and for bodysurfing without a board in particular.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wedge_(surfing)

Surf ou surfe "não é minha praia", mas "charging" parece-me ter algo a ver com "apanhar a maior e melhor onda ou uma onda gigante" e "wedge" também me parece referir-se ao conhecido local de surf na Califórnia.
"Charge" tem, além de vários sentidos, o sentido de "atacar", daí a sugestão "apanhar a maior onda" que é uma expressão que, pelo menos, costumo ouvir muito neste desporto.
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