"dead moose on the table"

Portuguese translation: um elefante na sala

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English term or phrase:\"dead moose on the table\"
Portuguese translation:um elefante na sala
Entered by: Cinara Lothamer

17:55 Jun 24, 2015
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other / saying, metaphor
English term or phrase: "dead moose on the table"
Metaphorical meaning for “dead moose on the table.”
Cinara Lothamer
United States
Local time: 23:04
um elefante na sala
Explanation:
http://catafau.blogspot.no/2012/01/um-elefante-na-sala.html

Um problema que todos conhecem, mas não querem enfrentar
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 05:04
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3um elefante na sala
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4 +2descascar o abacaxi
Danik 2014
4 +1quem vai enfrentar a fera?
Francisco Fernandes


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
descascar o abacaxi


Explanation:
No sentido de tratar de um assunto desagradável

EN
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/35/messages/905.htm...

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Note added at 33 mins (2015-06-24 18:28:47 GMT)
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PT-BR
1-http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/descascar o abacaxi/
2-http://alacazum.blogspot.com.br/2009/03/expressao-popular-de...


Danik 2014
Brazil
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 90

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Sim, ou segurar a batata quente.
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Mario! Acho que sua sugestão merece ser postada!Não tenho certeza se a minha resposta foi gravada. Essa página costuma me pregar peças.

agree  Humberto Ribas
3 days 12 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
quem vai enfrentar a fera?


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Francisco Fernandes
Brazil
Local time: 00:04
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 41

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Danik 2014
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Danik
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
um elefante na sala


Explanation:
http://catafau.blogspot.no/2012/01/um-elefante-na-sala.html

Um problema que todos conhecem, mas não querem enfrentar

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 05:04
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1764
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ligia Costa: http://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,elefante-na-sal...
7 mins
  -> Obrigado pelo agree e pelo comentário!

agree  Danik 2014
1 hr
  -> Obrigado!

agree  Angela Halat: Concordo. Também se usa "bode na sala". Mas o elefante tem mais incidências.
22 hrs
  -> Obrigado pelo agree e pelo comentário!
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