Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
de calças na mão
English translation:
at the end of his rope
Portuguese term
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de calças na mão
'Ele, neste momento, já está de calças na mão'
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25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
at the end of his rope
http://pt.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=at the end of ...
To be out of options or alternative courses of action; to be stuck in a bad situation.
A 'rope' is thrown to someone who is in a difficult place, such as deep water or the edge of a cliff. If there is not enough rope, the person might be in trouble. So to be 'at the end of your rope' means that there is no more help available, and the situation is not good.
I'm at the end of my rope -- I lost my job, my car died, and I don't have any money in the bank.
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Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
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is really up against it / has his back against the wall
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Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
busted, caught by surprise
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Urban dictionary:
busted
Getting caught doing something "you shouldn't have been doing", either by the cops, parents, a significant other, etc.
I got busted by my boyfriend last night.. he rolled up to his best friend's house and found me in there
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Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
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blindsided
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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