Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
\"dead moose on the table\"
Portuguese translation:
um elefante na sala
Added to glossary by
Cinara Lothamer
Jun 24, 2015 17:55
8 yrs ago
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English term
United States
Experienced En-Pt (Brazilian) Translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
"dead moose on the table"
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Other
saying, metaphor
Metaphorical meaning for “dead moose on the table.”
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +3 | um elefante na sala |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 4 +2 | descascar o abacaxi |
Danik 2014
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| 4 +1 | quem vai enfrentar a fera? |
Francisco Fernandes
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Proposed translations
+3
37 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1764
Selected
um elefante na sala
http://catafau.blogspot.no/2012/01/um-elefante-na-sala.html
Um problema que todos conhecem, mas não querem enfrentar
Um problema que todos conhecem, mas não querem enfrentar
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muito obrigada!"
+2
27 mins
Danik 2014
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
90
descascar o abacaxi
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...
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...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mario Freitas
: Sim, ou segurar a batata quente.
1 hr
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Obrigada, Mario! Acho que sua sugestão merece ser postada!Não tenho certeza se a minha resposta foi gravada. Essa página costuma me pregar peças.
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| agree |
Humberto Ribas
3 days 12 hrs
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+1
33 mins
Francisco Fernandes
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Uniting the World through our words
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
41
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