Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I'd rather stick hot pins in my eyes
Portuguese translation:
Prefiro beber veneno; Preferia cortar um braço; Antes a morte que tal sorte; Prefiro morrer; Nem morto
English term
Brazil
TV Interpreter English Portuguese
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
I\'d rather stick hot pins in my eyes
- I want to know what you're thinking of doing after the war.
- Peter thinks you should go back to stock brooking.
- Peter is wrong. I'd rather stick hot pins in my eyes.
I would like a proverb in Portuguese similar to this one.
Apr 6, 2016 20:34: Matheus Chaud changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/617320">Luana Fernandes's</a> old entry - "I\\\'d rather stick hot pins in my eyes"" to ""Prefiro beber veneno""
Oct 16, 2016 01:07: Matheus Chaud changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Proposed translations
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Prefiro beber veneno
Ex.:
eu prefiro beber veneno de rato do q beija essa sua boca
https://twitter.com/patronopotter/status/627847928388939776
eu prefiro beber veneno do que atender!
https://br.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=201301141612...
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
prefiro morrer
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expressisverbis
: Sou mais drástica: "Preferia matar-me"; "Dar um tiro na cabeça" :-D
:) Também são expressões no sentido figurado que ouço por aqui.
2 hrs
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Obrigada, Sandra! Melhor evitar os tiros!:)
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Valter Miranda
13 hrs
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Obrigada, Valter!
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Portugal
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
preferia cortar um braço
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Nick Taylor
36 mins
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Leonor Machado
1 hr
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expressisverbis
2 hrs
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Mario Freitas
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11 hrs
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United States
Helping you reach the Brazilian market!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
prefiro catar coquinho, prefiro pentear macacos
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expressisverbis
: Quando as expressões metem o "coquinho" acho-as sempre muito engraçadas.
2 hrs
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Obrigada!
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Nem morto!
http://www.financista.com.br/noticias/petrobras-nem-morto-ve...
http://www.swissinfo.ch/por/exemplo-de-integração_-não-saio-...
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expressisverbis
27 mins
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Obrigada, expressisverbis!
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Danik 2014
3 hrs
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Obrigada, Danik!
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Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
antes a morte que tal sorte
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Coitado do provérbio que virou advérbio! Os meus pedidos de desculpa...
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Rafael Sousa Brazlate
26 mins
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Obrigada, Rafael!
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expressisverbis
: "Provérbio".
Penso que não recebi esta sua mensagem.
Eu entendo-a muito bem e não leve a mal.
2 hrs
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Obrigada, Sandra! Assim se vê como estou cansada...
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Danik 2014
: Gostei da rima!
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Obrigada, Dani!
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