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He hauled himself into a sitting position...

Portuguese translation: ele forçou-se a ficar sentado

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English term or phrase:He hauled himself into a sitting position...
Portuguese translation:ele forçou-se a ficar sentado
Entered by: Teresa Sousa

14:01 Oct 4, 2013
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English term or phrase: He hauled himself into a sitting position...
...and scooped her up against his chest.
edecastroalves
ele forçou-se a ficar sentado
Explanation:
Eu traduziria assim porque como "haul" envolve esforço, é como se ele se tivesse puxado a si mesmo, ou esforçado para se colocar na posição de sentado

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3 +3ele forçou-se a ficar sentado
Teresa Sousa
4ele se arrastou para a posição sentada....
Marlene Curtis


  

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he hauled himself into a sitting position...
ele forçou-se a ficar sentado


Explanation:
Eu traduziria assim porque como "haul" envolve esforço, é como se ele se tivesse puxado a si mesmo, ou esforçado para se colocar na posição de sentado

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Note added at 7 mins (2013-10-04 14:09:18 GMT)
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http://www.infopedia.pt/ingles-portugues/haul;jsessionid=U48...

Teresa Sousa
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he hauled himself into a sitting position...
ele se arrastou para a posição sentada....


Explanation:
haul = drag = arrastar-se

Creio que no contexto é este o significado. Tal esforço pode ser expresso pela palavra "arrastar-se" .

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 13:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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