Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
they listened for His footfall
Portuguese translation:
eles tentavam ouvir os Seus passos / os passos Dele
English term
Brazil
Professor e Tradutor
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
they listened for His footfall
"Still they watched and waited for Jesus to come. At night they listened for His footfall; but the fourth night rolled away, and the fifth morning dawned, and He had not come."
Esta é parte de um livro publicado em 1894.
Jul 28, 2018 01:07: Matheus Chaud changed "Term asked" from " they listened for His football" to " they listened for His footfall" , "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Aug 5, 2018 12:20: Oliver Simões Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
eles tentavam ouvir os Seus passos / os passos Dele
Brazil
Translating with responsability
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
Eles ouviram por suas pisadas.
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Eles ouviram pelo futebol dele
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Note added at 6 hrs (2018-07-28 07:14:39 GMT)
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Typo?
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airmailrpl
: didn't know that Jesus played !! Is that what it means to have God on your side????
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I dont know much about the game. https://www.transfermarkt.pt/gabriel-jesus/profil/spieler/36...
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Paulo Marcon
: And if He does, I want him in the Brazilian squadra in Qatar 2022! THAT might make some difference for us!
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Sorry about the world cup mate :-)
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
ficaram à espera de ouvir os/à escuta dos Seus passos
ficaram à espera de ouvir os Seus passos
ficaram à escuta dos Seus passos
https://www.google.pt/search?q="escuta dos Seus passos"&oq="...
https://www.google.pt/search?ei=wXpdW93aIMKiaY7AncAG&q="à es...
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Alcinda Marinho
: Eu diria "ficavam à espera/ à escuta (...)"
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Obrigada, Alcinda!
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airmailrpl
: ficavam à escuta dos Seus passos
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Obrigada, airmailrpl!
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Brazil
Legal & General Translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 6 more.
escutaram/ouviram seus passos
Eles ouviram seus passos
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