Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
... to pick up locks and shinny up drainpipes.
Portuguese translation:
...arrombar fechaduras e escalar canos de drenagem.
Added to glossary by
edecastroalves
Jul 24, 2012 19:23
11 yrs ago
English term
... to pick up locks and shinny up drainpipes.
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Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +3 | ...arrombar fechaduras e escalar canos de drenagem. |
Marlene Curtis
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| 5 | agazuar fechadoras e trepar os condutores de algerozes |
Nick Taylor
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Jul 24, 2012 19:23: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
+3
29 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in English
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Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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104
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...arrombar fechaduras e escalar canos de drenagem.
Definition of shinny up | Collins English Dictionary
www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/shinny-upto shinny up sth to climb (a pole, tree, etc) by gripping with the hands or arms and the legs ... Carlos shinnied up a drainpipe and climbed through the window.
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Note added at 30 mins (2012-07-24 19:53:10 GMT)
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to shinny up = escalar, trepar.
www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/shinny-upto shinny up sth to climb (a pole, tree, etc) by gripping with the hands or arms and the legs ... Carlos shinnied up a drainpipe and climbed through the window.
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Note added at 30 mins (2012-07-24 19:53:10 GMT)
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to shinny up = escalar, trepar.
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Daniel Tavares
56 mins
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Grata!
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| agree |
RitaMackay
: e trepar algerozes
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Grata! Entretanto, não se usa a expressão "trepar algerozes" no Brasil.
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Lais Leite
: Penso q em Pt-BR esteja corretíssimo; pois "trepar algerozes" ñ se diz por aqui, deve ser Pt-PT. ;)
1 hr
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Grata!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Specializes in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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16
agazuar fechadoras e trepar os condutores de algerozes
agazuar fechadoras e trepar os condutores de algerozes
Peer comment(s):
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Marlene Curtis
: Nick, essas expressões não existem no Brasil.
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fair enough :-)
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