dinging one wheel of the sulky

Portuguese translation: apenas danificando levemente uma das rodas da charrete

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English term or phrase:dinging one wheel of the sulky
Portuguese translation:apenas danificando levemente uma das rodas da charrete
Entered by: airmailrpl

13:43 Aug 9, 2016
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / turfe
English term or phrase: dinging one wheel of the sulky
Watch harness racing on TV? No, you should know that that's rigged. They can shift the results just by dinging one wheel of the sulky. I don't actually bet the f*cking trotters.

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Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 02:25
apenas danificando levemente uma das rodas
Explanation:
dinging one wheel of the sulky => apenas danificando levemente uma das rodas

ding2
diNG/
informal
nounNorth Americaninformal
noun: ding; plural noun: dings

1.
a deliberate or accidental blow, especially a mark or dent on the bodywork of a car, boat, or other vehicle.

verb
verb: ding; 3rd person present: dings; past tense: dinged; past participle: dinged; gerund or present participle: dinging

1.
dent (something).
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 02:25
Grading comment
thanks a lot
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2apenas danificando levemente uma das rodas
airmailrpl
4 +1amassando uma das rodas da charrete; dando uma entortada na roda da charrete
Matheus Chaud
3apenas alinhando uma das rodas
Clauwolf


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
amassando uma das rodas da charrete; dando uma entortada na roda da charrete


Explanation:

to ding = to make a small dent on the surface of something, especially a car
(to dent = entortar, amassar)
(fonte: Macmillan)


sulky = a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person (no caso, a charrete puxada pelo cavalo)
(fonte: WordNet)


harness racing:
https://www.google.com.br/search?q=harness racing&num=50&biw...

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 02:25
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agree  Erick Faria Teves
2 days 6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
apenas alinhando uma das rodas


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
apenas danificando levemente uma das rodas


Explanation:
dinging one wheel of the sulky => apenas danificando levemente uma das rodas

ding2
diNG/
informal
nounNorth Americaninformal
noun: ding; plural noun: dings

1.
a deliberate or accidental blow, especially a mark or dent on the bodywork of a car, boat, or other vehicle.

verb
verb: ding; 3rd person present: dings; past tense: dinged; past participle: dinged; gerund or present participle: dinging

1.
dent (something).

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 02:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 61
Grading comment
thanks a lot

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  telefpro
10 mins
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agree  Mario Freitas:
2 hrs
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