Topic: Portuguese

"Ela tem deixado de praticar."

Translation:She has been missing practice.

February 28, 2013

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/vivalahumanidad

    I thought this meant "she's stopped working", or "she's stopped practicing". Is this right or am I wrong?

    February 28, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/josenino972

      ^^^ Those are my thoughts as well.

      April 13, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Danmoller
      Mod
      • 35

      This means she reapeatedly or gradatively has been abandoning practice. (did not quit yet)

      This Portuguese tense carries a "progressive/repetitive" meaning.

      January 1, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/G.P.Niers

        I think your second sentence is better than the official translation.

        The Portuguese sentence doesn't imply she's going to a specific place like the official translation.

        May 21, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/slearch
        • 352

        How would one say "She has left to practice", if not this?

        May 30, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/braziliancakes

          you would say: "Ela saiu para praticar."

          May 31, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Europe

            "She has stopped practicing" is wrong?

            July 2, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Danmoller
            Mod
            • 35

            That is "ela parou de praticar".

            January 1, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Carmen_CostaRica

              She has stopped practicing should be accepted as well.

              November 16, 2013
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