tu estavas-lhe mas era cá com uma sede

English translation: you were really yearning for her

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Portuguese term or phrase:tu estavas-lhe mas era cá com uma sede
English translation:you were really yearning for her
Entered by: Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral

07:24 Aug 9, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Portuguese term or phrase: tu estavas-lhe mas era cá com uma sede
"Meu garanhão, nunca me enganaste. Quando te queixavas dos avanços dela, tu estavas-lhe mas era cá com uma sede."

taken from a dialogue of two men discussing a very "aggressive" female coworker.
KatherineBranne
Italy
Local time: 12:40
you were really yearning for her
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5even though you were complaining - you were very interested
airmailrpl
2 +2you were really yearning for her
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
you were really yearning for her


Explanation:
Hth

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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agree  Verginia Ophof
6 hrs
  -> Verginia, thanks. Antonio

agree  imatahan
14 hrs
  -> Imatahan, grato, Antonio
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
even though you were complaining - you were very interested


Explanation:
tu estavas-lhe mas era cá com uma sede => even though you were complaining - you were very interested

airmailrpl
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Local time: 08:40
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