Sonho de Consumo

English translation: Dream Buy

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Portuguese term or phrase:Sonho de Consumo
English translation:Dream Buy
Entered by: Carlos Quandt

02:32 Aug 22, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Sonho de Consumo
Does anyone know how I can put this expression into English?
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Dream Buy
Explanation:
Milan's dream buy is Ronaldinho
http://www.soccer24-7.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-37361.ht...

My dream buy would be a house with a big yard for my son to play in.
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/surveys/survey-what-is-your...
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Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 19:37
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3 +2Dream Buy
Carlos Quandt
5See explanation
Cipriana Leme
4consumer's dream
Katja van Hellemond


  

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consumer's dream


Explanation:
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Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 22:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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Asker: Thank you. I believe it is the correct translation.

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Dream Buy


Explanation:
Milan's dream buy is Ronaldinho
http://www.soccer24-7.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-37361.ht...

My dream buy would be a house with a big yard for my son to play in.
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/surveys/survey-what-is-your...

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 19:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. I guess that's a more casual idiom.


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agree  Cipriana Leme: This one is more common than the previous translation.
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Explanation:
In some rare cases, we use dream product (most frequent), dream buy, dream purchase, but we usually just say, he dreams of buying a Ferrari, for example. We also use "to buy the product of your dreams". I have never heard of the translations provided, though.

Cipriana Leme
Brazil
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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