Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Balança mas não cai.
English translation:
Blowing hot and cold, fence-straddling, back-and-forth, shilly-shallying
Added to glossary by
Amy Duncan (X)
May 23, 2007 20:14
16 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Balança mas não cai.
Portuguese to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Situação indefinida e ameaçadora. Ex:
Dizem que a fábrica vai demitir todos os funcionários, mas o pedidos continuam a chegar, esse balança mas não cai me mata.
Dizem que a fábrica vai demitir todos os funcionários, mas o pedidos continuam a chegar, esse balança mas não cai me mata.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Blowing hot and cold |
Amy Duncan (X)
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| 5 +4 | all of this uncertainty kills me |
Susy Ordaz
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| 4 +1 | all this back and forth is killling me |
Katarina Peters
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Change log
May 23, 2007 20:14: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
May 24, 2007 19:04: Amy Duncan (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
18 mins
Selected
Blowing hot and cold
Indecision, fence-straddling, back-and-forth, shilly-shallying, etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
13 mins
Susy Ordaz
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Specializes in field
Excellent Rates and Excellent Service
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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19
all of this uncertainty kills me
or indecisiveness
Peer comment(s):
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Clauwolf
42 mins
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Thanks Clauwolf :)
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| agree |
Katarina Peters
: but dropping the "of"!
1 hr
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Thanks Katarina.
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| agree |
SONIA VIEIRA
2 hrs
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Thanks Sonia.
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| agree |
Helena Grahn
3 hrs
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Thanks Helena.
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+1
1 hr
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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76
all this back and forth is killling me
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