pack a wallop
| 13:53 Nov 2, 2013 |
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| 5 +1 | ter força/capacidade |
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| 3 | Têm um ímpeto relativamente intenso |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1ter força/capacidade Explanation: A expressao original é "pack a punch" = ter força. Nesse caso eles estão fazendo uma variação da expressao original, usando a palavra wallop. Nesse caso eu acho que a tradução ficaria melhor assim: "elas têm uma enorme capacidade intelectual", já que traduzir expressoes que nao existem em portugues pode soar estranho. |
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Têm um ímpeto relativamente intenso Explanation: (Os cérebros das formigas) têm um ímpeto relativamente intenso; As already stated, the common form of the expression is to "pack a punch"; |
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