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(dizer) para seus botões

English translation: (say) under one's breath / say to oneself

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Portuguese term or phrase:(dizer) para seus botões
English translation:(say) under one's breath / say to oneself
Entered by: lexical

10:05 Oct 6, 2008
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Portuguese term or phrase: (dizer) para seus botões
Another expression I don't fully grasp the meaning of. In the context, this is said by an Angolan hotel owner describing his logistics problems and how he overcomes them with some effort.

«Está tudo bem, eu trato de tudo, para que nada falte aos clientes», diz o gerente para seus botões.

As with my last question, either an equivalent colloquialism or an explanation of the meaning of the phrase would be greatly appreciated.
lexical
Spain
Local time: 19:10
(say) under one's breath
Explanation:
Selected response from:

José Crespo
Local time: 18:10
Grading comment
Thank you everybody for your helpful answers. I can see the logic of the expression now. I could have chosen any of them but José's fitted the context really well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9say to oneself
oxygen4u
4 +3(say) under one's breath
José Crespo
5 +1talk to oneself
Virginia De Klerk
4saying to himself
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4talking to no one in particular
Elvira Alves Barry


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
say to oneself


Explanation:
:)

oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 18:10
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
27 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  skport
1 hr
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Carlos Quandt
1 hr
  -> Obrigada!
agree  erik b: and I say to myself, what a wonderful world... :-)
1 hr
  -> What a wonderful world it SHOULD be... :)
agree  Arlete Moraes
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  rhandler
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Lucio C P Soluchinsky
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Cristina Santos
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada Cristina!
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(say) under one's breath


Explanation:


José Crespo
Local time: 18:10
Does not meet criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you everybody for your helpful answers. I can see the logic of the expression now. I could have chosen any of them but José's fitted the context really well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla Selyer: under his breath, that sounds correct.
1 min
  -> obrigado carla
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
9 hrs
  -> obrigado amy
agree  Luciana Roppa
4 days
  -> obrigado luciana
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
talk to oneself


Explanation:
conversar com seus botões = to talk to oneself, or to think to oneself

Virginia De Klerk
South Africa
Local time: 19:10
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis: Yes! Not "say to oneself"!!!!
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
saying to himself


Explanation:
Conversations about Famous People: Jude talks to himself and Liz ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]I think what he is saying to himself goes a little like this, "Jude loves Sienna . But Jude also loves Sadie. Should he get back together with Sadie and what ...
conversationsfamouspeople.blogspot.com/2005/10/jude-talks-to-himself-and-liz-is-mean.html - 50k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
Gary Gibson Quotes Page - USATODAY.com - [ Traduzir esta página ]In his head, he's saying to himself, 'I'm going to die.' 18h 20m ago San Diego Union Tribune · Man tells court of attack hurting him, killing friend ...
content.usatoday.com/topics/quote/People/Athletes/NFL/Gary+Gibson/0gFcbKW0ty4IX/03wl1fi2RD99q/1 - 24k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 19:10
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
talking to no one in particular


Explanation:
exemplo:

http://books.google.pt/books?id=2mgnEzzaJrIC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA3...

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 18:10
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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