Oct 22, 2021 11:08
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Portuguese term

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Lara Barnett Oct 22, 2021:
@ Sabrina You will probably be get a more precise and accurate translation for your text if you provide surrounding text, context etc.
Mario Freitas Oct 22, 2021:
Synonyms There are dozens of synonyms for this. If it's poetry, you'll have to check the thesaurus to see which one fits better in to the context, preserving the cadence, and perhaps any rhymes.
Douglas Bissell Oct 22, 2021:
Just a tiny bit of context might make things easier

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the ground opened up

the ground opened up
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the rug was pulled from under my/one's feet

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dumbfounded

Sugestão.
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45 mins

to become uncertain

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lose one's footing

depending on the context
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agree Adrian MM. : quaere: foothold https://www.pensador.com/frase/MjA1NDczNQ/
2 days 56 mins
Thank you, Adrian :)
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3 hrs

No ground beneath my feet

Fica uma tradução mais direta sem perder o contexto.
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3 hrs

to be all at sea/to go astray/to feel lost

"Ficar sem chão", em português, equivale a ficar desorientado, confuso, perdido. Qualquer uma dessas expressões inglesas cobre bem o significado, creio.
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16 hrs

Lose my grounding

"Ficar sem chão"

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Lose my grounding... (see song lyrics "Lose my grounding" by Haer. It talks about that feeling)
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3 days 13 hrs

To be paralised and desoriented. / To lose one's compass.

The expression means you're in such a state of shock that you are paralised and desoriented.

Depending on context, the expression to lose one's compass might have a similar meaning a fit well.
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6 days

to be without explanation / to lose support

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'Amor quando você ficar, sem chão eu vou estar aqui para te ajudar a caminhar...'

ergo - losing one's compass or foothold.
Example sentence:

When we forget the basics, we then lose our compass. The Causes of a Lost Compass - Losing Our Identity in the Pursuit.

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