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2014 annual ProZ.com translation contest: "Celebrations" » English to Portuguese (EU)

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Source text in English

Who cast that first fateful tomato that started the La Tomatina revolution? The reality is no one knows. Maybe it was an anti-Franco rebellion, or a carnival that got out of hand. According to the most popular version of the story, during the 1945 festival of Los Gigantes (a giant paper mâché puppet parade), locals were looking to stage a brawl to get some attention. They happened upon a vegetable cart nearby and started hurling ripe tomatoes. Innocent onlookers got involved until the scene escalated into a massive melee of flying fruit. The instigators had to repay the tomato vendors, but that didn't stop the recurrence of more tomato fights—and the birth of a new tradition.

Fearful of an unruly escalation, authorities enacted, relaxed, and then reinstated a series of bans in the 1950s. In 1951, locals who defied the law were imprisoned until public outcry called for their release. The most famous effrontery to the tomato bans happened in 1957 when proponents held a mock tomato funeral complete with a coffin and procession. After 1957, the local government decided to roll with the punches, set a few rules in place, and embraced the wacky tradition.

Though the tomatoes take center stage, a week of festivities lead up to the final showdown. It's a celebration of Buñol's patron saints, the Virgin Mary and St. Louis Bertrand, with street parades, music, and fireworks in joyous Spanish fashion. To build up your strength for the impending brawl, an epic paella is served on the eve of the battle, showcasing an iconic Valencian dish of rice, seafood, saffron, and olive oil.

Today, this unfettered festival has some measure of order. Organizers have gone so far as to cultivate a special variety of unpalatable tomatoes just for the annual event. Festivities kick off around 10 a.m. when participants race to grab a ham fixed atop a greasy pole. Onlookers hose the scramblers with water while singing and dancing in the streets. When the church bell strikes noon, trucks packed with tomatoes roll into town, while chants of "To-ma-te, to-ma-te!" reach a crescendo.

Then, with the firing of a water cannon, the main event begins. That's the green light for crushing and launching tomatoes in all-out attacks against fellow participants. Long distance tomato lobbers, point-blank assassins, and medium range hook shots. Whatever your technique, by the time it's over, you will look (and feel) quite different. Nearly an hour later, tomato-soaked bombers are left to play in a sea of squishy street salsa with little left resembling a tomato to be found. A second cannon shot signals the end of the battle.

The winning entry has been announced in this pair.

There were 22 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 4 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

Competition in this pair is now closed.


Entries (22 total; 4 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #20218 — Discuss 0
Paula Amaral
Paula Amaral
Portugal
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
5813 x41 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.553.75 (20 ratings)3.35 (20 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 4 users entered 10 "like" tags
  • 7 users agreed with "likes" (18 total agrees)
+1
descambou
Good term selection
António Rufino
+1
instigadores
Flows well
good term ​selection
walkiriateixeir
+4
Receosas de uma escalada desgovernada, as autoridades promulgaram, moderaram e acabaram depois por reinstaurar uma série de proibições nos anos 50.
Flows well
Ana Vozone
+1
até que um protesto público exigiu a sua libertação
Flows well
Ana Vozone
+4
A afronta mais famosa a estas proibições ocorreu em 1957
Good term selection
Ana Vozone
+2
1
decidiu parar de remar contra a maré
Good term selection
Regina Boltz
+1
é precedido de uma semana de festividades em honra dos santos patronos de Buñol, a Virgem Maria e São Luís Beltrão
Flows well
Ana Vozone
+1
reveste-se de alguma ordem
Flows well
Ana Vozone
+3
1
chegam ao cúmulo
Good term selection
Regina Boltz
em balão
Good term selection
Ana Vozone
Entry #15868 — Discuss 0
Sara Marques
Sara Marques
Portugal
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
376 x45 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.353.20 (10 ratings)3.50 (10 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #15985 — Discuss 0
Carla Lopes
Carla Lopes
Portugal
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
365 x46 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.223.27 (11 ratings)3.17 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 2 "like" tags
  • 2 users agreed with "likes" (2 total agrees)
  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
-2
+2
2
fatídico primeiro tomate
Good term selection
carlafrancisco
desregrado
Good term selection
Maria Cintra
Entry #19385 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
312 x48 x27 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.333.33 (15 ratings)3.33 (15 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 5 users disagreed with "likes" (5 total disagrees)
-5
+1
3
Calharam a encontrar um carro de venda de legumes
Flows well
por sorte;​ calharam;
axies
assim
Flows well
assim; des​te modo; e​tc., neces​sita de se​r adiciona​do para o ​Português ​mesmo que ​não exista​ na frase ​original. ​ (—and the​ birth of ​a new trad​ition)
axies


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #19252 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.962.91 (11 ratings)3.00 (11 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
  • 3 users agreed with "likes" (3 total agrees)
+3
1
Quem terá atirado
Flows well
Ana Vozone
omate maduro
Good term selection
Ana Vozone
Entry #18017 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.953.00 (11 ratings)2.90 (10 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #16400 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.932.86 (14 ratings)3.00 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 4 "like" tags
  • 2 users agreed with "likes" (3 total agrees)
+2
proporções que ninguém esperava
Good term selection
Ana Vozone
+1
bonecos cabeçudos
Good term selection
Ana Vozone
foram ao ponto de cultivar
Flows well
Ana Vozone
Um segundo disparo de canhão sinaliza o fim da batalha
Flows well
Ana Vozone
Entry #18226 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.852.80 (10 ratings)2.90 (10 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
-2
+1
2
A realidade é que ninguém sabe
Flows well
Sara Marques
Entry #16240 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.842.89 (9 ratings)2.78 (9 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
são apenas o último espectáculo de uma semana de festividades
Other
Muito bem ​'apanhado'​!
Ana Vozone
Entry #21346 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.782.79 (14 ratings)2.77 (13 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #18115 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.732.82 (11 ratings)2.64 (11 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 3 "like" tags
  • 4 users agreed with "likes" (5 total agrees)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
+4
Quem terá atirado
Flows well
Sara Marques
-1
1
levantaram
Good term selection
CláudiaMiranda
+1
1
variedade especial de tomate não comestível
Flows well
Sara Marques
Entry #19604 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.732.64 (11 ratings)2.82 (11 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #20903 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.572.38 (8 ratings)2.75 (8 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 2 users agreed with "likes" (2 total agrees)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+2
com fruta a voar de todos os lados
Flows well
LIKE! fina​lmente pod​emos ver a​ fruta a v​oar por to​dos os lad​os em vez ​das ''frut​as voadora​s!''
axies
Entry #16280 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.542.62 (13 ratings)2.46 (13 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
Bertrán
Good term selection
Apelido do​ santo em ​espanhol, ​está corre​cto
Link: http://www​.iglesiasa​npedroapos​tol.com/fi​cha_notici​as.php?id=​5
António Rufino
e sentir-se-á
Flows well
António Rufino
Entry #15610 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.532.60 (10 ratings)2.45 (11 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #16796 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.502.36 (14 ratings)2.64 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
+1
De acordo com a versão mais popular da história
Good term selection
Agata Costa
Entry #19271 — Discuss 0
Agata Costa
Agata Costa
Portugal
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.432.43 (14 ratings)2.43 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #16990 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.302.40 (10 ratings)2.20 (10 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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Entry #15727 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.292.25 (12 ratings)2.33 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #20354 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.202.40 (5 ratings)2.00 (5 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #21538 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry1.791.71 (7 ratings)1.86 (7 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
+1
têm o seu pontapé de saída por volta das 10 da manhã
Good term selection
Ana Vozone
Entry #17765 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry1.501.67 (6 ratings)1.33 (6 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
De acordo com a versão mais popular da história
Good term selection
Agata Costa