Roda pião, bambeia na mão.

English translation: Spin top, loosely on my hand

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Portuguese term or phrase:Roda pião, bambeia na mão.
English translation:Spin top, loosely on my hand
Entered by: marco lessa (X)

20:14 Feb 15, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore
Portuguese term or phrase: Roda pião, bambeia na mão.
O pião entrou na roda. ó pião.
O pião entrou na roda, ó pião.
Roda pião, bambeia na mão.
marco lessa (X)
Brazil
Local time: 16:05
Spin top, loosely on my hand
Explanation:
top/whipping top/spinning top
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top
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Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 15:05
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Summary of answers provided
4Spin top, loosely on my hand
Floriana Leary
4Whirl top, slow down on the hand
Elvira Alves Barry
3Spin whipping top, jiggle on the hand.
Rodrigo Avellar


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Spin whipping top, jiggle on the hand.


Explanation:
Um tanto quanto literal, mas creio ser por aí.

Rodrigo Avellar
Brazil
Local time: 16:05
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Spin top, loosely on my hand


Explanation:
top/whipping top/spinning top
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Whirl top, slow down on the hand


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 19:05
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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