Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
muitos viraram a cara para mim
English translation:
many (of them) blew me off, many (of them) turned their backs on me
Added to glossary by
Isabella Kenfield
Jan 16, 2012 07:31
12 yrs ago
Portuguese term
muitos viraram a cara para mim
Portuguese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
virar a cara
A saying in an informal email.
Proposed translations
+7
26 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
Selected
many (of them) blew me off, many (of them) turned their backs on me
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Note from asker:
| Obrigada Luciano! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 mins
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: many (of them) turned their backs on me
1 hr
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| agree |
Paula Borges
2 hrs
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| agree |
Marta Nazare
3 hrs
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| agree |
Lumen (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Daniel Tavares
: many (of them) turned their backs on me
6 hrs
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| agree |
Shirley Leite
: many (of them) turned their backs on me
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much, everyone!"
+4
2 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
52
a lot of them gave me the cold shoulder
a lot of them gave me the cold shoulder
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Nick! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Georgia Morg (X)
: excellent, Nick!
2 hrs
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thanks Georgia
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| agree |
Mark Robertson
4 hrs
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cheers Mark
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| agree |
Shirley Leite
6 hrs
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thanks Shirley
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| agree |
Lindsay Spratt
8 hrs
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thanks Lindsay
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5 hrs
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
many turned away
simply.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Katarina! |
11 hrs
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Professional, reliable and dedicated!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
many turned a deaf ear
It means they ignored the person on purpose.
Example sentence:
Por que a maioria das garotas viram a cara?
Mas me magoou muito quando seis de uma vez viraram a cara pra mim.
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