estravia-se

English translation: lose track of, lose

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Portuguese term or phrase:estravia-se
English translation:lose track of, lose
Entered by: Carla Lopes

14:27 Mar 17, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: estravia-se
This is part of some colloquial speech:
"vc recebe o rend. soc. de inser��o, o seu marido est� desempr/o, tem filhos, a S/a.Social pede para l� ir, mas estravia-se comp/e o correio, como n�o vai a tempo cortam-lhe o subs/o, vc vai e faz uma exposi��o, a qual vai para a assis/e social, que prop�s que lhe cortassem o subs/o, voc� pede um Adv/o Ofic/o, ...e quem � que o nomeia"
Mihaela Roman
Romania
Local time: 13:12
lose track of, lose
Explanation:
Babylon Portuguese-English

extraviar
v. lose track of, lose; leave out, mislay
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Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 11:12
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Ok, thanks, everybody!
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4lose track of, lose
Carla Lopes
4gets lost/misplaced
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4gets lost in the mail
Marlene Curtis


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lose track of, lose


Explanation:
Babylon Portuguese-English

extraviar
v. lose track of, lose; leave out, mislay


Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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gets lost/misplaced


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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 83
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gets lost in the mail


Explanation:
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 583
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