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Portuguese translation: chegou lá (antes de mim)

12:11 Nov 4, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Paraquedismo
English term or phrase: To get to the trough
"If you got to the trough before me, good on you."
Neste caso, trata-se de um senhor parabenizando o amigo por ter conquistado uma mulher antes dele. Entendo o significado, mas não consigo encontrar uma expressão equivalente no português do Brasil. Muito obrigada!
Daniela de Oliveira
Portugal
Local time: 06:36
Portuguese translation:chegou lá (antes de mim)
Explanation:
trough pode ser bem vulgar.

Essa minha sugestão é só para o caso da colega querer amenizar o texto.
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 07:36
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Obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
4tirou a sorte grande
Marlene Curtis
4..se passou a pior fase / se ultrapassou a parte mais difícil
Leonor Machado
4conseguiu/ obteve sucesso
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
3chegou lá (antes de mim)
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
3chegar a mama, (a mamar) antes de mim
Nick Taylor


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to get to the trough
chegou lá (antes de mim)


Explanation:
trough pode ser bem vulgar.

Essa minha sugestão é só para o caso da colega querer amenizar o texto.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 136
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Obrigada!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get to the trough
tirou a sorte grande


Explanation:

Uma sugestão de tradução livre (termo muito usado no Brasil) para dar uma conotação positiva à expressão.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 199
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get to the trough
..se passou a pior fase / se ultrapassou a parte mais difícil


Explanation:
trough [tràf]

substantivo
· NÁUTICA
cavalo, depressão entre duas ondas;

· GEOLOGIA
sinclinal;

· depressão barométrica;

trough-compass
declinatória, bússola de prancheta;

trough of barometric depression
linha da maior depressão barométrica;

trough of the sea
cavado, depressão entre duas ondas;
...

© Porto Editora, Lda. - 2000

Leonor Machado
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get to the trough
conseguiu/ obteve sucesso


Explanation:
Masi simples e facil de entender.

Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to get to the trough
chegar a mama, (a mamar) antes de mim


Explanation:
chegar a mama, (a mamar) antes de mim

Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
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