Portuguese term
Brazil
Experienced and reliable translator
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
fossa
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Brazil
US-educated, meticulous, consistent
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
heartbreak
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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Obrigada, Luciano!
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Richard Purdom
4 hrs
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Obrigada, Richard!
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Mario Freitas
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5 hrs
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Obrigada, Mário!
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Matheus Chaud
10 hrs
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Obrigada, Matheus!
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United Kingdom
WorldWideWords
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
the tears of a clown...
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sadness
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Achei "woe", é curtinha
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Mais uma : sorrow
| o problema é que é genérico demais, entende? Fossa é a tristeza da desilusão amorosa. |
Argentina
Libraries raised me!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Argentine, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 1 more.
pit
pit: A miserable or depressing place or situation.
His name could be *Pit, the clown*.
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Verginia Ophof
: or maybe : Mopey, dumps
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"Mopey", that's a good one! Muito obrigado, Verginia!
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Ana Vozone
: Ou talvez Pits... Pits, the clown.
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That could also work! Obrigado, Ana!
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António Ribeiro
2 hrs
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Obrigado, ajarbr!
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United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African, British, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
...the depths (of despair) he descends to
When talking in an emotional context it is implied that "into the depths" would relate to the pit or decline that we feel ourselves falling into in times of despair. Metaphorically this could be suggesting "hell" or a "pit" or whatever.
"Everyone wants to be loved regardless of their gender. The sudden emptiness after a breakup can take anyone to the DEPTHS OF DESPAIR, but the truth is that y..... "
"I was broken-hearted after we broke up and FELL TO THE DEPTHS OF DEPRESSION."
Pandoro
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Brokeheart
A Journey to the High Places: Hannah Hurnard's ...
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1620320983
Christopher Felix Bezzina - 2012 - Religion
Foreword In chapter 16 of his book Broken Hearts and New Creations, titled “Brokeheart Mountain: Reflections on Monotheism, Idolatry, and the Kingdom,”
Discussion
Eu faria uma 'junção' dos termos da Ligia e Marian, mas algo curto.