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yanking my chain

Portuguese translation: gozando da minha cara

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English term or phrase:yanking my chain
Portuguese translation:gozando da minha cara
Entered by: Henrique Serra

17:06 Mar 5, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Business/Commerce (general) / idioms
English term or phrase: yanking my chain
How do I know he´s serious and he is not yanking my chain?
Frantool (X)
gozando da minha cara
Explanation:
ou, para ser mais contemporâneo, "zoando comigo".

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yank one'...

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Henrique Serra
United States
Local time: 13:45
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4gozando da minha cara
Henrique Serra
5 +2esta de brincadeira comigo
Beta Cummins
5fazendo gozação
airmailrpl
5me fazendo de bobo
Niura Band (X)
4sendo irônico/sarcástico
Alvaro Neder, Ph.D.
4que não me esteja enganando
Susy Ordaz


Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
gozando da minha cara


Explanation:
ou, para ser mais contemporâneo, "zoando comigo".

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yank one'...

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-03-05 17:15:49 GMT)
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http://tinyurl.com/298mr4

Henrique Serra
United States
Local time: 13:45
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, mas preciso de um termo um pouco mais formal...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins: Muito boa tambem!
16 mins
  -> thanks, Beta
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
51 mins
  -> obrigado, Paula
agree  claudia estanislau
1 hr
  -> obrigado, Claudia
agree  rhandler
8 hrs
  -> obrigado, rhandler
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
esta de brincadeira comigo


Explanation:
another suggestion.

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 15:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, mas preciso de um termo um pouco mais formal...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Serra
3 mins
  -> Obrigada, Henrique :)
agree  rhandler
8 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fazendo gozação


Explanation:
yanking my chain => fazendo gozação

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 204
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, mas preciso de um termo um pouco mais formal...

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
me fazendo de bobo


Explanation:
me fazendo de bobo

Niura Band (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, mas preciso de um termo um pouco mais formal...

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sendo irônico/sarcástico


Explanation:
Frantool, pelo que entendo vc quer algo diferente do original; pois quer algo mais formal, ao passo que o original é completamente informal. Sendo assim, esta é a minha sugestão.

Alvaro Neder, Ph.D.
Local time: 16:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
que não me esteja enganando


Explanation:
que não me esteja enganando

Susy Ordaz
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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