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with a grain of salt

Portuguese translation: com reserva / com restrições

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English term or phrase:with a grain of salt
Portuguese translation:com reserva / com restrições
Entered by: Carlos Angelo

14:48 Jul 18, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: with a grain of salt
In common tongue, if something is to be taken with a grain of salt, it means that a measure of healthy skepticism should be applied regarding a claim; that it should not be blindly accepted and believed without any doubt or reservation.
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com reserva / com restrições
Explanation:
Segundo o Webster's, o qual também sugere "com um grão de sal", coisa que o dicionário monolíngüe Michaelis parece abonar:
sal - Reserva, ceticismo.
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Carlos Angelo
Brazil
Local time: 09:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7ficar de pé atrás
Marta Marques
5com reserva / com restrições
Carlos Angelo
3...considerada com certa desconfiança
Clauwolf
3com cautela
lyneRJ


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
...considerada com certa desconfiança


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 83
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
ficar de pé atrás


Explanation:
È uma das expressões que se utiliza quando ficamos desconfiados ou inseguros em relação a alguém.

Marta Marques
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rafa Lombardino: Perfeito! :o)
14 mins
  -> Obrigada, Rafa.
agree  Cristina Pereira: Óptimo
26 mins
  -> Obrigada, Cristina.
agree  Ivana de Sousa Santos
31 mins
  -> Obrigada, Ivana
agree  airmailrpl: -
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  António Ribeiro
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada, António.
agree  Isabel Gamito
1 day 21 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Isabel.
agree  Nattalia Paterson
2 days 23 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
com reserva / com restrições


Explanation:
Segundo o Webster's, o qual também sugere "com um grão de sal", coisa que o dicionário monolíngüe Michaelis parece abonar:
sal - Reserva, ceticismo.


Carlos Angelo
Brazil
Local time: 09:18
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PRO pts in category: 76
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
com cautela


Explanation:
com cautela

lyneRJ
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