Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
uma ordem à qual não era uma boa ideia desobedecer
English translation:
an order that she would have been ill-advised to ignore
Portuguese term
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uma ordem à qual não era uma boa ideia desobedecer
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Mar 29, 2022 13:02: Oliver Simões changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "uma ordem à qual não era uma boa ideia desobedecer"" to ""an order that she would have been ill-advised to ignore.""
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An order that she would have been ill-advised to ignore.
"Ill advised" - this is a common descriptive phrase, suggesting that somebody has misjudged, or has taken the wrong course of action etc.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ill-advised
Here, the usage of "would be" gives this a more hypothetical sense.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2022-03-26 18:25:10 GMT)
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This is hypothetical expression, and does not imply actual advice has been given - it is figurative in very sense.
"Ill-advised
If you describe something that someone does as ill-advised, you mean that it is not sensible or wise.
They would be ill-advised to do this.
- She said Mr Baker's remarks had been ill-advised.
- We deplore this lamentably ill-advised decision.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ill-adv...
"...American lawyer, said that the prince WOULD BE "VERY ILL-ADVISED" to ignore the judicial process."
"Clearly there was a great deal of anger on the subject WHICH JEFFERSON WOULD HAVE BEEN ILL-ADVISED TO IGNORE."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58190212
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5749&context=open_access_etds
| Interesting. Thank you, Lara. |
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an order that was not a good idea to disobey
Or "that she would be ill advised to"
| Thank you, Phil. That’s exactly how I translated. Not sure why my reviewer changed it. Well, she made several unwarranted changes. |
| agree |
Douglas Bissell
: would be ill advised to
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| agree |
Alan Dickey (X)
: that she would do best not to disobey (also)
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an order to which it wouldnot be a good idea to disobey
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Note added at 54 minutos (2022-03-26 16:06:01 GMT)
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mistype: woul not
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Note added at 56 minutos (2022-03-26 16:07:30 GMT)
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Again my keyboard: would not
| Thank you. "Disobey" is a transitive verb, no "to". https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/disobey |
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by directing an order at her, which she decided was not in her best interests to disobey
I think this gets across the idea, without having to resort to too much literalism.
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Note added at 55 mins (2022-03-26 16:06:59 GMT)
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or "to ignore"
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Note added at 21 hrs (2022-03-27 12:58:57 GMT)
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It might be a good idea to use "command" instead of "order", esp. since this text is science fiction.
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an order to which it was not a good idea to disobey
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Note added at 13 horas (2022-03-27 04:40:42 GMT)
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*an order which it was not a good idea to disobey
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Note added at 1 dia 9 horas (2022-03-28 01:10:37 GMT)
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Yes. I know, Oliver Simões. That's why I added the note right after posting. Thanks anywat.
| Thank you. "Disobey" is a transitive verb, no "to". https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/disobey |
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