Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I'll give him a bell on his dog and bone
Portuguese translation:
vou falar com ele pelo telefone
Feb 22, 2007 16:01
17 yrs ago
English term
Portugal
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I'll give him a bell on his dog and bone
Homework / test
English to Portuguese
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hi there!
I am having problems finding an equivalent to this expression in portuguese (cont.). I dont find anything about it online. This appears in a test that I am doing. I dont mind some ideas about a similar meaning in english.
Thanks for any help that you can provide me.
I am having problems finding an equivalent to this expression in portuguese (cont.). I dont find anything about it online. This appears in a test that I am doing. I dont mind some ideas about a similar meaning in english.
Thanks for any help that you can provide me.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +2 | vou falar com ele pelo telefone |
R. Alex Jenkins
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| 3 +1 | dar-lhe um toque para o telefone |
Gabriela Matias
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Change log
Dec 13, 2007 15:52: R. Alex Jenkins changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"
Proposed translations
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R. Alex Jenkins
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Brazil
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Brazil
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Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
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vou falar com ele pelo telefone
'dog and bone' = 'telefone'.
(Cockney rhyming slang)
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-02-22 16:12:24 GMT)
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I feel a verse of 'My old man's a dustman coming on'. No, forget it.
(Cockney rhyming slang)
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-02-22 16:12:24 GMT)
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I feel a verse of 'My old man's a dustman coming on'. No, forget it.
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Comment: "Obrigada Richard! é mesmo este o significado :)"
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15 mins
Gabriela Matias
Portugal
Portugal
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Portugal
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Works in: Spanish to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
dar-lhe um toque para o telefone
Não sei bem qual o contexto e o género de texto, mas em Portugal utiliza-se muito a expressão "dar-lhe um toque" para o telefone - tanto quando se fala realmente com a pessoa como quando se deixa apenas o telefone tocar. Uma sugestão...
Bom trabalho ;-)
Bom trabalho ;-)
Note from asker:
| Olá Gabriela! Obrigada pela tua sugestão. Faz sentido e adapta-se bem à realidade portuguesa. A frase não tem um contexto especifico... é uma frase idiomatica que faz parte de um teste que estou a fazer. Obrigada mais uma vez pela ajuda. :) |
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