supping

Portuguese translation: consumir/utilizar

15:11 May 21, 2019

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English term or phrase: supping

Wind is ready to take its place in the sun. But with old nuclear stations closing, nuclear won't be able to fulfil its third of the deal unless new nuclear plants are built. The issue has caused a bitter divide between environmentalists, with some arguing that the risk from climate change is so severe that it's worth supping nuclear fuel, albeit with a long spoon.

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Local time: 20:20

Portuguese translation:consumir/utilizar

Explanation:
'Supping' é uma maneira bastante informal de dizer 'eating/drinking'. O artigo faz uma metáfora para a aceitação da energia nuclear.

Seria algo do tipo ' Vale a pena utilizar/consumir o combustível nuclear, embora com cautela'.

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Marina Soares
Local time: 21:20

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consumir/utilizar

Marina Soares

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ver explicação

Andrea Pilenso

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lidar com... embora com todo o cuidado

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Explanation:
A expressão é "to sup with a long spoon".

Eu traduziria "it's worth supping nuclear fuel, albeit with a long spoon"como:

"vale a pena entrar em atrito com a indústria de energia nuclear, porém com toda a cautela".

Espero que ajude!

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/to-sup-with-a-long-s...

https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Sayings/Quizzes/Badness/...

"If you eat with the devil, you need a (very) long spoon so that you can keep your distance. If you mix with bad people, you should be careful not to be influenced by them. A warning not to get too close when dealing with evil people."

Andrea Pilenso
Brazil
Local time: 21:20
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

consumir/utilizar

Marina Soares
Local time: 21:20
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PRO pts in category: 4

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1 day 19 hrs

Reference: lidar com... embora com todo o cuidado

Reference information:
he must have a long spoon that sups with the devil

quem lida com os maus tem de ter todo o cuidado

https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/ingles-portugues/suppin...

expressisverbis
Portugal
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PRO pts in category: 36

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