fatia do bolo

English translation: a piece of the pie

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Portuguese term or phrase:fatia do bolo
English translation:a piece of the pie
Entered by: vertebem

23:26 May 11, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Portuguese term or phrase: fatia do bolo
"Todos devem possuir condições iguais na disputa por uma fatia do bolo."
vertebem
Brazil
Local time: 15:25
a piece of the pie
Explanation:
Also commonly used in English....take your pick!
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 15:25
Grading comment
Thanks to all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2a piece of the pie
Amy Duncan (X)
4 +1piece of the cake
claudia estanislau
4 +1a slice of the pie
T o b i a s


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
piece of the cake


Explanation:
usa-se a mesma expressão em inglês :), todos querem um pedaço do bolo, ou uma fatia do bolo.

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Note added at 1 min (2007-05-11 23:28:20 GMT)
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ou slice of the cake

claudia estanislau
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Claypoole
12 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a piece of the pie


Explanation:
Also commonly used in English....take your pick!

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 15:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
20 mins
  -> Thanks, Maria!

agree  R. Alex Jenkins: // question closed, but you don't say "piece of the 'cake' " here in this context. Yours is right.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Richard!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a slice of the pie


Explanation:
Claudia wants cake; I want pie.

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-05-11 23:33:54 GMT)
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Everyone wants a slice of the pie, and Microsoft wants to put its own low-orbit sattelites into place.


    Reference: http://martien.aardrock.com/1994/09/
T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  claudia estanislau: :)
35 mins
  -> :) Thanks, Claudia. :)
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