My best guess is...

Portuguese translation: O mais provável é que/ A hipótese mais provável é que

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English term or phrase:My best guess is...
Portuguese translation:O mais provável é que/ A hipótese mais provável é que
Entered by: Cristina Pereira

12:00 May 17, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: My best guess is...
My best guess is that he suffers from an allergy but we still don't know exactly what is wrong with him.

thanks
Dave
O mais provável é que/ A hipótese mais provável é que
Explanation:
O mais provável é que/ A hipótese mais provável é que
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Cristina Pereira
Local time: 05:42
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3O mais provável é que/ A hipótese mais provável é que
Cristina Pereira
5 +2Na melhor das hipóteses, o que penso é que...
Jorge Freire
4 +3o meu palpite é que...
Gabriela Matias
5 +2eu acredito (acho) que
Lilma Schimmel (X)
5o meu palpite mais provável é que...
Paul Dixon
5Calculo que...
Silvia Pereira Duarte
4tudo leva a crer que ...
reginalobo


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
my best guess is...
Na melhor das hipóteses, o que penso é que...


Explanation:
É como eu traduziria

Jorge Freire
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Maia (X): Na melhor das hipóteses, penso que... :-)
1 min
  -> Obrigado, Leonor! Concordo consigo. A minha forma é mais coloquial

neutral  Lars Palmer: that's not what best stands for here
10 hrs
  -> That is a matter of opinion. There are several ways of expressing the same thing in good Portuguese

agree  Sonia Heidemann
17 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Sónia!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
my best guess is...
o meu palpite é que...


Explanation:
Outra sugestão!

Gabriela Matias
Portugal
Local time: 05:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emilie
21 mins
  -> Obrigada Emilie!

agree  Cristina Pereira: Se for para brasileiro :-)
31 mins
  -> Obrigada Cristina!

agree  Jorge Santos
12 hrs
  -> Obrigada Jorge!
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
my best guess is...
O mais provável é que/ A hipótese mais provável é que


Explanation:
O mais provável é que/ A hipótese mais provável é que

Cristina Pereira
Local time: 05:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla Araújo
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada Carla

agree  Teresa Domingos
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada Teresa

agree  Sonia Heidemann
16 hrs
  -> Obrigada Sónia
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
my best guess is...
o meu palpite mais provável é que...


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 01:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 23
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
my best guess is...
eu acredito (acho) que


Explanation:
another possibility

Lilma Schimmel (X)
United States
Local time: 00:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lars Palmer: Yes, just that simple
9 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree  Marco Schaumloeffel
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
my best guess is...
tudo leva a crer que ...


Explanation:
uma outra opção

reginalobo
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
my best guess is...
Calculo que...


Explanation:
Calculo que ele sofra de uma alergia...

É outra hipótese

Silvia Pereira Duarte
Portugal
Local time: 05:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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