Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
appeared to be somewhere in her late forties or early fifties
Portuguese translation:
aparentava ter seus quarenta e tantos, ou cinquenta e poucos; parecia ter quarenta e muitos, ou talvez cinquenta e poucos/tal
English term
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.
somewhere in her late forties or early fifties
Traduzi como "(ela aparentava ter) seus quarenta e tantos ou pouco mais de cinquenta anos." O que acham? Alguma outra sugestão?
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Proposed translations
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
parecia ter quarenta e muitos, ou talvez cinquenta e poucos/tal
https://www.google.pt/search?ei=7a50WuKzI5CR_Qb-2I7YDQ&q="qu...
por volta dos cinquenta
Comecei a entender a vida quando já tinha por volta dos cinquenta.
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
na casa dos cinquenta
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Claudio Mazotti
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Obrigada, Claudio!
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Danik 2014
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Obrigada, Dani!
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Sueli Astrini
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Obrigada, Sueli!
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Brazil
Engineering-Science-Among other
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
parecia estar entre o fim dos 40 ou início dos 50 anos de idade
Brazil
Experienced EN-PT Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
cerca de cinquenta anos
Brazil
Helping You Reach the Brazilian Market
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
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