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portugalski > angielski Idiomy/powiedzenia/przysłowia Translation Glossary

portugalski term		angielski translation
furar a fila		jump the line (USA) / queue (UK)	Jorge Rodrigues
Entered by: Jorge Rodrigues
gago		stutterer; stammerer
ganhou mas não levou		won the battle but lost the war...	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
garantir sua vaga		to secure/guarantee your place (on your course)/enrollment
gastura		[to give one] the creeps/the heebie jeebies	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
gato escondido com o rabo de fora		like an ostrich with its head in the sand
GOLPE DE SURPRESA		surprise maneuvers
Hoje sou eu, amanhã é você.		It's my lot today, yours tomorrow.
horário de saída		end of working hours
imagem (meramente) ilustrativa		for illustrative purposes only	Daniel Erlich
Entered by: Daniel Erlich
Imagine		let alone
Iniciação Científica		Undergraduate Research
ir à lã e sair de lá tosquiado		went for wool and came back fleeced
ir na onda (de alguém); ser engrupido (por alguém)		be taken in by (someone); fall hook, line and sinker for (something)
Isto não é um cachimbo		"This is not a pipe" (title of Magritte painting)
Já em situação de: "depois do Carnaval eu resolvo isso"		Already in a "leave it till after Carnival" frame of mind
jogar a feijões		play for love
juntar o útil ao agradável		combine business with pleasure	Michele Fauble
Entered by: Michele Fauble
levantar a lingueta		lift up the tab...Lift-the-Flap	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
levantar as mãos ao céu		raise hands in gratitude
Levar ao delírio		To Go Wild
Lugar de bandido é na cadeia		Criminals belong behind bars
luz no fim do túnel		light at the end of the tunnel
mais ou menos estáveis, mais ou menos mutáveis		somewhat stable, somewhat unstable
Malfeitura		wrongdoing
mandar a real		tell it like it is
mandar um torpedo		send a text message
Manezinho Gostoso		string puppet....	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
manter a ordem		maintain order	Rafael Mantovani
Entered by: Rafael Mantovani
maria-vai-com-as-outras		go-with-the-flow kind of person
Mas nem tudo são flores...		But not everything is rosy
Matar a saudade		Catch up on old times/ For old times\' sake
matar o que está te matando		Kill your hunger before it kills you
mão de direção		direction of traffic; driving direction (of a road)
mão de frade		soft-skinned hands
me sabe a sangue		it tastes like blood	Carla Lopes
Entered by: Carla Lopes
mentira deslavada		big fat lie
mercado de trabalho		labor [or "job"] market
meter/pôr mãos à obra		put one's shoulder to the wheel
meu coração quis sair pela boca		my heart was in my throat/mouth

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