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downward spiral

Portuguese translation: espiral descendente

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English term or phrase:downward spiral
Portuguese translation:espiral descendente
Entered by: carolmoraiss

21:20 Jun 22, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / literatura
English term or phrase: downward spiral
Olá, alguém conhece alguma expressão brasileira (levando em cosideração a idiomaticidade) que tenha significado similar ao dessa expressão?

Obrigada!
carolmoraiss
Local time: 00:23
espiral descendente
Explanation:
Em PT(pt) diria assim, mas desconheço se em PT(br) se usa a mesma expressão...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 04:23
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3espiral descendente
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +1de mal à pior
Vitor Visconti
4 +1(entrar) em parafuso
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4descida em espiral
Cesar Silva (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
espiral descendente


Explanation:
Em PT(pt) diria assim, mas desconheço se em PT(br) se usa a mesma expressão...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 04:23
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alex Alexandre
0 min
  -> Obrigada, Alex!
agree  Marlene Curtis
5 mins
  -> Obrigada, Marlene!
agree  Jose Manuel Braga
17 hrs
  -> Obrigada, José!
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
descida em espiral


Explanation:
já ouvi algumas vezes, pt-br

Cesar Silva (X)
Brazil
Local time: 00:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
de mal à pior


Explanation:
Eu acho que existe outra mais precisa... Mas acho que essa serve.

Vitor Visconti
Brazil
Local time: 00:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis: Dependendo do contexto. Muito bom!
13 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(entrar) em parafuso


Explanation:
Usado coloquialmente no Brasil para situações difíceis. Ref. abaixo.
Espero que ajude.

Sabe um significado para "entrar-em-parafuso" - Achando.info
www.achando.info/entrar-em-parafuso‎
entrar em parafuso. 1)Enlouquecer. 2)Ser influenciado por um elevado grau de Estresse em decorrência do excesso de atividades. 3)Perder o controle ...

Entrar em parafuso - Dicionário de expressões populares, gírias e ...
www.dicionariodeexpressoes.com.br/busca.do?expressao...‎
Significado de Entrar em parafuso - Desorientado, ficar atordoado, perturbado emocionalmente. Exemplo: "Quando o marido disse que queria a separação ela ...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 05:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 204

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elcio Gomes
17 hrs
  -> Obrigado. Tenha um bom dia.
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