Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
whack-a-mole
Portuguese translation:
whack-a-mole
English term
United States
Brazilian Portuguese Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
whack-a-mole
Mar 10, 2023 13:47: Matheus Chaud changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Ana Cravidao, airmailrpl, Matheus Chaud
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Proposed translations
Brazil
Translator & Copywriter (EN/DE/PT/ES/FR)
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
, Spanish 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 11 more.
whack-a-mole
Eu manteria.
Bom trabalho!
| Muito obrigada! |
| agree |
Paul Dixon
: É o termo usado na Inglaterra também. Sem tradução.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Alvaro Antunes
: Não há tradução para o nome desse jogo para o Brasil.
12 hrs
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Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
acerte a toupeira
| Muito obrigada! |
| Thank you!! |
Brazil
Electrical Engineering Services
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
Pegue a toupeira
| Thanks a lot! |
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
numa situação em que os problemas continuam a surgir mais rapidamente do que se pode resolver ou ..
| Thanks a lot! |
Discussion
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whack-a-mole
1. Literally, an arcade game in which the player uses a small rubber mallet to hit robotic toy moles that pop up randomly in holes laid out across the surface of the machine. I love coming to this old arcade. I have a lot of fond memories playing whack-a-mole and skee ball here as a kid.
2. By extension, a situation in which problems continue to arise faster than one is able to solve or cope with them, resulting in piecemeal, incomplete, or temporary results. These dang pop-up ads are so annoying! It's a game of whack-a-mole every time I go online these days! Every time we think we have the software debugged, more problems show up. We've just been playing whack-a-mole from day one!
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