Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
tirado a ferros
English translation:
it was like pulling teeth
Added to glossary by
Tania Pires
Mar 14, 2017 08:48
7 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Portugal
EN Translator
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
, Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
tirado a ferros
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Subtitles
'Olha, conseguimos conversar um bocadinho mas foi tudo tirado a ferros!'
Someone's in trouble and they finally got him to talk.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Someone's in trouble and they finally got him to talk.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | it was like pulling teeth |
Gilmar Fernandes
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| 4 +1 | like getting blood from a stone |
Douglas Bissell
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Gilmar Fernandes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
40
Selected
it was like pulling teeth
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/like pulling teeth
like pulling teeth
Very difficult, especially to extract information from someone. For example, It's like pulling teeth to get a straight answer from him.
like pulling teeth
Very difficult, especially to extract information from someone. For example, It's like pulling teeth to get a straight answer from him.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Gilmar! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
6 hrs
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
24
like getting blood from a stone
hard as hell, basically
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Douglas! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Georgia Morg (X)
22 hrs
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thanks Georgia
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