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snap your map

Portuguese translation: Vão ficar famosos com esta foto

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English term or phrase:snap your map
Portuguese translation:Vão ficar famosos com esta foto
Entered by: Alexandre Reis

21:27 Apr 12, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: snap your map
Uma mulher aproxima-se de alguns homens numa mesa de bar para tirar algumas fotos. Ela diz:

Snap your map, gents.

Qual é a tradução da frase acima? Muito obrigado.
Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 07:04
Vão ficar famosos com esta foto
Explanation:
Sugestão. Creio que a ideia básica é esta.

To put somebody/something on the map - Colocar alguém/algo no mapa; tornar alguém/algo famoso (DIP da Porto Editora)

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Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 11:04
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4 +3Vão ficar famosos com esta foto
Artur Jorge Martins
4preparem-se (para a foto)/mostre-me quem são
Floriana Leary


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Vão ficar famosos com esta foto


Explanation:
Sugestão. Creio que a ideia básica é esta.

To put somebody/something on the map - Colocar alguém/algo no mapa; tornar alguém/algo famoso (DIP da Porto Editora)



Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria José Tavares (X): bem visto!
2 mins
  -> Obrigado, Maria José! Olh'ó passarinho! :)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
11 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
11 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Isabel!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
preparem-se (para a foto)/mostre-me quem são


Explanation:
After these clarifications, the way I would interpert this is that 'snap your map' has the meaning of snap = endireitar/preparar and map = mostrar quem eles são, então sugero assim, espero que ajude.

Senhores preparem-se (para a foto) ou Senhores mostre-me quem são

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 06:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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