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Caçarolas

English translation: Yikes!

17:43 Mar 8, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Portuguese term or phrase: Caçarolas
Caçarolas! A política vai de mal a pior.
Anitsa
Brazil
Local time: 16:07
English translation:Yikes!
Explanation:
My suggestion!
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Sormane Gomes
United States
Local time: 15:07
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8Yikes!
Sormane Gomes
4 +1Shocking!
Lis Oliveira


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Shocking!


Explanation:
It is a kind of interjection.

Lis Oliveira
Brazil
Local time: 16:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wilka Soares
10 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Yikes!


Explanation:
My suggestion!

Sormane Gomes
United States
Local time: 15:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 min
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
3 mins
agree  Nick Taylor: Why not! :-)
22 mins
agree  Ryan Boulware (X): Interesting. I hadn't heard this before. What state did this originate in? I am in MG.
46 mins
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
1 hr
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
2 hrs
agree  Oliver Simões: Interesting. I've never seen "caçarolas" as an interjection. lol
6 hrs
agree  Wilka Soares
10 hrs
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