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Essa sem rabo não é uma concorrente: é uma com o cu rente!
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Dec 4, 2016 07:39
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Portuguese term

levantou a bola para o empreiteiro cortar

Portuguese to English Bus/Financial Journalism Brazilian article about contractors
The context is an investigational committee for a large company. The CEO of a contracting company is being questioned, and the person questioning him is praising his work at first; then, "Em seguida, levantou a bola para o empreiteiro cortar: [...]" (followed by his next question).

I'm wondering if there is an equivalent expression for this in English, and what the "cortar" bit refers to.
Proposed translations (English)
4 set the stage for sb
4 +1 set the ball up for the contractor to spike it
2 gave him enough rope to hang himself
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Feb 10, 2018 01:52: Matheus Chaud changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"

Discussion

airmailrpl Dec 6, 2016:
what the "cortar" bit refers to. The volley ball analogy didn't make it to the translation.
Helen Berry (asker) Dec 5, 2016:
Yes, that makes a lot of sense. The speaker has set the other person up, who goes on to deliver the blow as you say, Matheus.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
Matheus Chaud Dec 4, 2016:
Agree Yes, I also understood it like that. It was a "teamwork": one of them was setting the stage so that the other could deliver the blow.
Mario Freitas Dec 4, 2016:
Yup, Someone is setting up the scenario for someone else to act. I think this message has to be kept in the translation.
airmailrpl Dec 4, 2016:
sounds like.. sounds like the speaker is setting it up for the contractor to squash the stories of alleged misconduct in the company
Nick Taylor Dec 4, 2016:
@Helen What about using something like "to get down to the nitty gritty" in the sentence? Just an idea ;-)
Mario Freitas Dec 4, 2016:
Concordo com o Airmailrpl É uma analogia à cortada no vôlei.
Helen Berry (asker) Dec 4, 2016:
The speaker is talking about the positive work that the contracting company has done. He then "levantou a bola..." and goes on to ask the contractor CEO a series of quite direct questions about alleged misconduct in the company.
Paulinho Fonseca Dec 4, 2016:
@Helen, can you provide more contexts before and after segment? Based on conext you provided, I would translate it as: 'Then, allowed him to speak.'
airmailrpl Dec 4, 2016:
cortada no vôlei Como Dar uma Cortada no Vôlei: 21 Passos (com Imagens)
www.pt.wikihow.com › ... › Esportes › Esportes de Grupo › Voleibol
A cortada no vôlei envolve bater com força na bola em direção ao chão do lado do ... em um arco suave perto da rede, ficando na posição perfeita para você cortar. .... mas também ajuda trabalhar com um parceiro que possa levantar a bola ...

Proposed translations

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Portuguese term (edited): levantar a bola para alguém cortar
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set the stage for sb

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set the ball up for the contractor to spike it

levantou a bola para o empreiteiro cortar => set the ball up for the contractor to spike it

Spike: Also hit or attack. A ball contacted with force by a player on the offensive team who intends to terminate the ball on the opponent's floor or off the opponent's blocker.

cortada no vôlei
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Como Dar uma Cortada no Vôlei: 21 Passos (com Imagens)
www.pt.wikihow.com › ... › Esportes › Esportes de Grupo › Voleibol
A cortada no vôlei envolve bater com força na bola em direção ao chão do lado do ... em um arco suave perto da rede, ficando na posição perfeita para você cortar. .... mas também ajuda trabalhar com um parceiro que possa levantar a bola ...
Peer comment(s):
agree Mario Freitas : Yes, it is an analogy to volleyball, no doubt.
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gave him enough rope to hang himself

gave him enough rope to hang himself
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