nagging

Portuguese translation: importunando

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English term or phrase:nagging
Portuguese translation:importunando
Entered by: marina hennies

09:21 Apr 30, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: nagging
When the care worker did this, Mary's request was dissmed as "playing up" and "nagging susceptible new members of staff".
PT-PT.
MTIA.
Karen Sarama (X)
imortunando
Explanation:
to nag = importunar, ficar resmungando

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sorry, I made a spelling mistake, it should be:

importunando
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4 +2imortunando
marina hennies
5chateando
Susy Ordaz
5pentelhar..encher a paciência
airmailrpl
4pegar no pé
Paul Dixon


  

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imortunando


Explanation:
to nag = importunar, ficar resmungando

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-04-30 09:28:13 GMT)
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sorry, I made a spelling mistake, it should be:

importunando

marina hennies
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agree  cristina estanislau
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  -> thanks, Cristina

agree  tania nogueira: importunando ne?! rss
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  -> eu corrigí... obrigada, Tania
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pegar no pé


Explanation:
A more informal expression that seems to fit the bill here.

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chateando


Explanation:
nagging: está sempre a ralhar; enervante PT-PT
Neste caso: chateando ou enervando

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pentelhar..encher a paciência


Explanation:
¡FASCINANTE OBSERVACIÓN DE LA REALIDAD!
Miren, un extraordinario chiste del excepcional y agudo humorista Allan Sieber! (Para facilitar la comprensión, "pentelhar" significa algo así como "romper la paciencia").

Yahoo! Respostas - Aff, a sua namorada(o) costuma te encher a ...-
Aff, a sua namorada(o) costuma te encher a paciência? Eu to aqui tranquilo respondendo e perguntando, e a minha namorada me liga pedindo pra eu levá-la ao ...
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