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teeth flashing

Portuguese translation: com toda a sua dentição à mostra

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English term or phrase:teeth flashing
Portuguese translation:com toda a sua dentição à mostra
Entered by: di.rst

22:36 May 29, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
English term or phrase: teeth flashing
Gostaria de saber o significado de "flashing" no contexto abaixo:

"If she came too close, he’d lunge out at the end of the leash, teeth flashing — a frightening sight for any dog or cat that happened to be close."

Seria dentres brilhando ou à mostra?
Sergio Nei Medina Mendes
Brazil
Local time: 18:16
com toda a sua dentição à mostra
Explanation:
just another suggestion...
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di.rst
Portugal
Local time: 22:16
Grading comment
Olá Antonio,

Obrigado pela resposta em relação à expressão "teeth flashing".

Abraço,

Sergio
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3dentes expostos/aparecendo
Arthur Godinho
4dentes reluzentes
Marcos Antonio
3dentes arreganhados
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
3com toda a sua dentição à mostra
di.rst


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
dentes expostos/aparecendo


Explanation:
Sugg.

Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 17:16
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
  -> Grato, Marlene.
agree  airmailrpl: -
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, airmailrpl.
agree  Marcelo Lino: "...mostrando os dentes."
14 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Marcelo.
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dentes reluzentes


Explanation:
Sug.

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 18:16
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dentes arreganhados


Explanation:
uma alternativa

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
com toda a sua dentição à mostra


Explanation:
just another suggestion...

di.rst
Portugal
Local time: 22:16
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Olá Antonio,

Obrigado pela resposta em relação à expressão "teeth flashing".

Abraço,

Sergio
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