COMER FORA DE HORA

English translation: to eat at odd hours

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Portuguese term or phrase:	COMER FORA DE HORA
English translation:	to eat at odd hours

15:08 Sep 24, 2007

Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink / eating habits

Portuguese term or phrase: COMER FORA DE HORA

'Comer fora de hora', meaning to eat outside one's pre-established/regular schedule; to eat when one is not supposed to. It implies an unhealthy habit.

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Eduardo

to eat at odd hours

Explanation:
An idiomatic solution.

Boa sorte.

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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 07:20

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to eat at odd hours

Robert Forstag

4 +3

EAT AT IRREGULAR HOURS

Marlene Curtis

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

to eat at odd hours

Explanation:
An idiomatic solution.

Boa sorte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 07:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I liked both answers, but this really worked better in my document. Thank you so much for taking the time to help me out.

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

EAT AT IRREGULAR HOURS

Explanation:
"I eat at irregular hours, -, Meals eaten late at night particularly lead to weight-gain; avoid eating at irregular hours. ...

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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:20
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 106

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