monday morning quarteback

Portuguese translation: profetas do passado

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English term or phrase:monday morning quarteback
Portuguese translation:profetas do passado
Entered by: Elcio Carillo

12:04 Jan 4, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: monday morning quarteback
But once the outcome state is known, the 'Monday morning quarterbacks' will compare my result against the best that could have been obtained in light of the actual outcome state that prevailed.
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profetas do passado
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Elcio Carillo
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Local time: 09:15
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4 +1‘amigo da onça’
Elcio Gomes
3profetas do passado
Elcio Carillo


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profetas do passado


Explanation:
http://rodrigoconstantino.blogspot.com/2010/10/profetas-do-p...

Elcio Carillo
Brazil
Local time: 09:15
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monday morning quarterback
‘amigo da onça’


Explanation:
Não é uma tradução literal, mas essa expressão corresponde ao sentido do contexto: alguém que dá palpites depois dos fatos.
Outra opção seria: “palpiteiros de plantão”


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Monday+morning+quarterbacks
    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Monday+morning+quarterbacks
Elcio Gomes
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Acho palpiteiros de plantão o mais adequado no contexto, mas como se trata de um texto formal de estatística, concordo com a Tereza, traduzirei como 'outros analistas'


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