Mar 18, 2008 21:17
16 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

enrolar

Portuguese to English Other Slang
Estou desconfiado que meu professor não terá um horário para me ensinar, como pedi; mas ele não me dá uma resposta direta quando pergunto sobre um horário de aula. Eu disse, "Você está me enrolando!"
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Mar 18, 2008 21:19: Mariana Moreira changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "Portuguese to English"

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giving the run around

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I know it's over - Run around.The clinic is giving me the run around. I called today because I received no call from my Nurse about the PCOS testing. I guess she had written on the ...
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Peer comment(s):

agree Erik Bry : right
4 mins
neutral Helen Carter : I'm not sure about this Marian, but by 'run around' don't you mean 'show around/describe/explain'? Ah! Ok, Marian :-)
43 mins
no, give the run around = stalling somebody by making them jump through hoops....
agree Amy Duncan (X) : This is exactly right for this context.
3 hrs
agree Rogerio Bringel : I agree, even though I initially thought about "beating around the bush".
2 days 16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much!"
11 mins

"You're kidding/joking!"

My suggestion.
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+1
24 mins

fooling

"you're fooling me" or: "you're putting me on"
Peer comment(s):

agree Rui Freitas : I prefer this one
4 hrs
Thanks, Rui!
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44 mins

he's having me on.

similar to Katarina's suggestion (which I just read!)
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15 hrs

stall

Enrolar no contexto tem o sentido de evasiva, pretexto. Acho que "stall" é uma sugestão.

"Você está me enrolando!"
"You´re stalling"
Peer comment(s):

agree Marcelo Gonçalves : Sure!!!
11 hrs
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20 hrs

twist around the finger

"Você está me enrolando":
"Your are twisting me around your finger!"
This is how I would translate it to German, however, in this context it also seems suitable to me for translation into English.
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1 day 22 hrs

beating around the bush

A suggestion.
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