Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
sacanagem
English translation:
unfair/ tricky
Portuguese term
sacanagem
Jun 27, 2005 22:43: Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
unfair/ tricky
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
bullshit
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-06-27 21:35:06 GMT)
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In the test, she did not include the question that everyone had studied for. That was bullshit.
Portugal
Quality and Dedication
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Portuguese to German, German, and 1 more.
mean
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rhandler
: That's the MEANing
4 hrs
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Gostei. Obrigada, rhandler
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Norbert Hermann
11 hrs
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dirty trick
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António Ribeiro
19 mins
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Obrigada, Antonio!
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Amy Duncan (X)
: É isso aí!
52 mins
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Obrigada, Amy!
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: indeed..sacanagem is "clean" slang
55 mins
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Right..."sacanagem" can be a little bit "dirty" but isn't always on the same level of "dirty" as bullshit.
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Henrique Magalhaes
12 hrs
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Obrigada, Henrique!
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Brazil
The fastest
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
she fooled us
ser trouxa = "to be fool"
http://www.cynthiamacgregor.com/CynLetMeTell.htm
United States
Accurate, Fast, Reliable
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 15 more.
That was a horrible thing to do.
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
unfairness, trickery, foul play
sa.ca.na.gem
[sakan'aJëj] s. f. (pl. -gens) (Braz., sl.) filthy behaviour, dirtiness; unfairness, trickery, foul play.
Teatro- O "Cordão Umbilical"- Carta à Censura -
15 -, “Porra” por “pô”. Suprimida a expressão “porra, né?”.
www.marioprataonline.com.br/ obra/teatro/cordao/censura.htm
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