in hot pursuit

Portuguese translation: (estar) no pé de alguém

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English term or phrase:(to be) in hot pursuit
Portuguese translation:(estar) no pé de alguém
Entered by: Oliver Simões

15:21 Feb 16, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / adult romance novel
English term or phrase: in hot pursuit
Bianca tossed the note onto my station.
“So, El Toro is in hot pursuit,” she said.
“One steamy encounter and the man’s already sending you gifts.”

Neste trecho da história, Bianca está se referindo ao presente e à flor que Nick mandou para Ilana, juntamente com um bilhete.

Qual seria uma boa tradução para PT-Br? Obrigado!
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 21:04
(está) no seu pé
Explanation:
Você também pode dizer que o rapaz "está de quatro" pela moça, ou seja, totalmente apaixonado e besta, disposto a fazer qualquer coisa para conquistá-la.
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Vinicius Guerreiro
Brazil
Local time: 01:04
Grading comment
Obrigado, Vinícius. Perfeito!
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4(está) no seu pé
Vinicius Guerreiro
3 +1(ficou mesmo) embeiçado
Ana Vozone


  

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(está) no seu pé


Explanation:
Você também pode dizer que o rapaz "está de quatro" pela moça, ou seja, totalmente apaixonado e besta, disposto a fazer qualquer coisa para conquistá-la.

Vinicius Guerreiro
Brazil
Local time: 01:04
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 103
Grading comment
Obrigado, Vinícius. Perfeito!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(ficou mesmo) embeiçado


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.

https://www.google.pt/search?q="embeiçado" brasil&ei=v_qGWt_...

Example sentence(s):
  • Porém a tarefa não se apresenta fácil, pois Bastien está deveras embeiçado pela fidalga.

    https://books.google.pt/books?id=efEgDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=%22embei%C3%A7ado%22+brasil&source=bl&ots=xVhfD3jgGg&sig=-RYg3-77i3IW4YKhs
Ana Vozone
Local time: 05:04
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 216

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agree  Helga CF
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  -> Obrigada, Helga!
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