Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
potential powder keg
Portuguese translation:
situação explosiva potencial
Added to glossary by
Carla Selyer
Nov 10, 2008 13:32
15 yrs ago
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English term
potential powder keg
English to Portuguese
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
document on political situation in Zimbabwe
seeing that the economically marginalised urban dwellers were a potential powder keg, the Government targeted them in a ruthless operation, called 'Murambatsvina', meaning 'drive out the trash'.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 | situação explosiva potencial |
David Alexandre (X)
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| 4 +7 | um barril de pólvora em potencial |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 4 +1 | situação perigosa, prestes a explodir |
Gilmar Fernandes
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| 4 | barril de pólvora |
Maria José Tavares (X)
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Proposed translations
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Selected
situação explosiva potencial
ou potencial situação explosiva, consoante soar melhor em relação ao resto da construção da frase
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada"
4 mins
barril de pólvora
é a minha sugestão
+1
4 mins
Gilmar Fernandes
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Works in field
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
situação perigosa, prestes a explodir
MICHAELIS:
pow.der keg
[p'audə keg] n 1 barril de pólvora. 2 situação perigosa, prestes a explodir.
pow.der keg
[p'audə keg] n 1 barril de pólvora. 2 situação perigosa, prestes a explodir.
+7
4 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
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.
Related KudoZ points
:
44
um barril de pólvora em potencial
:)
Peer comment(s):
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Artur Jorge Martins
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M. Celina Alonso Neves
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Helena Grahn
: eu acho q se pode fazer uma traducao ao pe da letra neste caso
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Carlos Quandt
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Lúcia Leitão
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Henrique Magalhaes
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mmasur
: É assim mesmo que se fala (pelo menos no Brasil)
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