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<b>shake some trees </b>

Portuguese translation: investigar/espionar

17:28 Sep 29, 2021
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: <b>shake some trees </b>
Do you need me to go and shake some trees for you?

Contexto:
Alguém está tentando roubar dinheiro de uma pessoa e um amigo fala: "Do you need me to go and shake some trees for you?"
Na legenda diz que "mexer os pauzinhos". Mas acho que não é bem isso.
Lucília Albuquerque
Brazil
Local time: 03:21
Portuguese translation:investigar/espionar
Explanation:
Já que a pessoa está "tentando" roubar, ou seja, me parece que "investigar/espionar" poderia encaixar aqui...
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Geocinara Avila
Brazil
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3posso pressioná-lo?
Nick Taylor
4 +1apertar com alguém
Mariana Carmo
4Precisa de um incentivo?/Quer que eu te dê um incentivo?
Ramom Nério
4investigar/espionar
Geocinara Avila
4dar uma sacudida / um tranco nesses caras / nessa gente
Oliver Simões
4Precisa de um empurrãozinho?
Egon Lessa


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apertar com alguém


Explanation:
Sugestão pt-pt

Mariana Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 07:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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posso pressioná-lo?


Explanation:
posso pressioná-lo?

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Precisa de um incentivo?/Quer que eu te dê um incentivo?


Explanation:
Pelo que interpretei do contexto, acho possível que o amigo possa estar se referindo tanto ao ladrão quanto à potencial vítima. Se for o caso, creio que essa tradução cubra bem essa ambiguidade, já que "shake some trees" significa "provocar ou compelir alguém a fazer algo."


    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/shake+someone%27s+tree#:~:text=shake%20(one's)%20tree,See%20also%3A%20shake%2C%20tree
Ramom Nério
Brazil
Local time: 03:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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investigar/espionar


Explanation:
Já que a pessoa está "tentando" roubar, ou seja, me parece que "investigar/espionar" poderia encaixar aqui...

Geocinara Avila
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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dar uma sacudida / um tranco nesses caras / nessa gente


Explanation:
Pelo que pude apurar desta discussão no WordReference, "shake some trees" quer dizer "sacudir alguém". Exemplo (em espanhol): "Tengo que sacudir alguna gente para que hagan lo que quiero" (Tenho que sacudir algumas pessoas para que façam o que quero.) https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/shake-some-trees.180...

Como substantivo, equivale a "sacudida" ou "tranco", no sentido literal ou figurado.

sacudida: Ação ou resultado de sacudir(-se); SACUDIMENTO; SACUDIDURA; TRANCO
https://www.aulete.com.br/sacudida

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 23:21
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Do you need me to go and shake some trees for you?
Precisa de um empurrãozinho?


Explanation:
Acho que "Precisa de um empurrãozinho?" serve tanto para o caso de o amigo estar oferecendo ajuda financeira ao ladrão (no caso de ele querer que o ladrão saia dessa vida) quanto para o caso de ser o estopim para esse assalto específico (como se ele fosse dar início ao processo daquele assalto específico).

Egon Lessa
Brazil
Local time: 03:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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