E diga-se de passagem que as ditas não se faziam rogadas.

English translation: And it must be said that they didn't play hard to get.

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Portuguese term or phrase:	E diga-se de passagem que as ditas não se faziam rogadas.
English translation:	And it must be said that they didn't play hard to get.
Entered by:	Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

06:52 Jul 29, 2010

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / as ditas não se faziam rogadas

Portuguese term or phrase: E diga-se de passagem que as ditas não se faziam rogadas.

This phrase comes from a passage describing a very aggressive woman who hits on any and every man she passes.

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And it must be said that they didn't play hard to get.

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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil

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And it must be said that they didn't play hard to get.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

they didn't refuse her invitations

airmailrpl

They said that no flirtatious remark ever went begging . . .

Jefferson D Boyles, ELS

and, by the way, they didnt need to be invited (an invitation/a hint) to . ..

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral

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1 hr confidence:

and, by the way, they didnt need to be invited (an invitation/a hint) to . ..

Explanation:
ditas is: hereinabove, fem. pl.

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Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

And it must be said that they didn't play hard to get.

Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 80

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17 hrs confidence:

They said that no flirtatious remark ever went begging . . .

Explanation:
It would be good to have the context in which this was written. There are so many ways in which this could be translated, depending on the overall tone of the work. It could be "They said that no guy ever had to ask her twice" or (the extreme) "They said that she would jump into bed at the drop of a hat". I also like the other answer (modified): "They said that she didn't need an invitation to [e.g.] engage in shameless flirting".
However, the suggestion I've given above is the most literal translation.

Jefferson D Boyles, ELS
Local time: 11:44
Native speaker of: English

21 hrs confidence:

they didn't refuse her invitations

Explanation:
as ditas não se faziam rogadas. => they didn't refuse her invitations

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 11:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 68

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