Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
A fórmula, na verdade, é que não existe fórmula.
English translation:
The secret, in reality, is that there is no secret.
Added to glossary by
veratek
Oct 21, 2010 21:50
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term
A fórmula, na verdade, é que não existe fórmula.
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Nutrition
O livro traz ainda um sistema de substituições que pode ajudar o leitor a organizar melhor o cardápio, entendendo a equivalência entre um alimento e outro, privilegiando a substituição no lugar da exclusão.
"A fórmula, na verdade, é que não existe fórmula. O prazer de comer está muito mais relacionado ao ato de saborear os alimentos do que comê-los em grande quantidade," diz a autora.
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Would you keep formula in this case? she's talking about a "magic" formula for dieting. She does not mention the word "magic" in the article, but I did get that sense. Then again, maybe because I was reading too much magic into it myself.
Is "diet formula" better?
"A fórmula, na verdade, é que não existe fórmula. O prazer de comer está muito mais relacionado ao ato de saborear os alimentos do que comê-los em grande quantidade," diz a autora.
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Would you keep formula in this case? she's talking about a "magic" formula for dieting. She does not mention the word "magic" in the article, but I did get that sense. Then again, maybe because I was reading too much magic into it myself.
Is "diet formula" better?
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Canada
Native in Portuguese
Canada
Certified Translator, LL.B.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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The secret, in reality, is that there is no secret.
Uma possibilidade.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks for your suggestion"
4 hrs
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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The magic is, there is no magic wand, really.
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Edward Nelson
Native in English
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Afrikaans to English, English to Portuguese
The catch is, there is really no magic formula.
This is in an idiomatic sense.
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