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168 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Portuguese > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

manter a fleugma

Context:

O Dr. Igor procurava manter a fleugma e a indiferença de un cientista, mas quae nao...

Keywords:

....conseuguía controlar seu entusiasmo.

 

 

The answer of airmailrpl  See profile was rated best

maintain his reserve..detachment

My comment:

manter a fleugma => maintain his reserve..detachment

My references:

Open City (by Teju Cole)
www.africabookclub.com/?p=8722
1 Apr 2012 – ... family – that makes Julius appear to always maintain his reserve and detachment, looking at his environment through the lens of the outsider.