Jul 4, 2009 12:41
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Ter bala na agulha
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
A man does something grand and some people are saying he's generous, how it was a beautiful gesture, and that he has bala na agulha.
"Imagina que o meu genro o ***, comprou o restaurante só para o ***** trabalhar. O sujeito que comprou do **** era um amigo dele, porque ele não queria aparecer. Entenderam?
Entendi. Que gesto bonito não é.
É. E que bala na agulha que esse garoto tem, porque comprar um restaurante."
"Imagina que o meu genro o ***, comprou o restaurante só para o ***** trabalhar. O sujeito que comprou do **** era um amigo dele, porque ele não queria aparecer. Entenderam?
Entendi. Que gesto bonito não é.
É. E que bala na agulha que esse garoto tem, porque comprar um restaurante."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | money to throw around |
Denis Paolillo
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| 3 | to go above and beyond the call of duty |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Proposed translations
+5
14 mins
Denis Paolillo
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Translations that Make Sense
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
money to throw around
"Bala" as in candy in the needle.
Expression is to have a syringe ready to use (dope)
It means having cash (lots of it) at hand and be willing to spend it.
Expression is to have a syringe ready to use (dope)
It means having cash (lots of it) at hand and be willing to spend it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, dexrj."
8 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
to go above and beyond the call of duty
From the description, this is what it sounds like
he goes above and beyond the call of duty
Mike :)
he goes above and beyond the call of duty
Mike :)
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