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Jan 26, 2011 13:05
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Portuguese term
FRETE
Portuguese to English
Other
Slang
Como traduzir para inglês a frase "FAZ O FRETE"? (FRETE no sentido de encargo difícil, estopada, aborrecimento.)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | grunt work |
Lesley S, MA
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| 4 +2 | donkey work |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 | hard graft |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 | does it grudgingly |
Verginia Ophof
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| 3 | spadework |
kashew
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| 3 | take up the slack |
T o b i a s
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
grunt work
Grunt work - work that is menial and thankless.
Example sentence:
During the summer, I earned money doing grunt work. I did all of the grunt work on the project, but my boss got all of the credit.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
16 mins
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Thank you Salvador and Gry
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| agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
14 hrs
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Thanks Muriel!
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| agree |
Amy Duncan (X)
21 hrs
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Thanks Amy!
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1 hr
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Works in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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15
hard graft
hard graft
3 hrs
spadework
spadework - Definition of spadework at YourDictionary.com
preparatory work for some main project, esp. when tiresome or difficult. noun.
preparatory work for some main project, esp. when tiresome or difficult. noun.
+2
7 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
32
donkey work
What does 'donkey work' mean?
2 posts - 1 author - Last post: May 3, 2009
Charlie doesn't like getting too tired so he gets his assistant to do all the donkey work. (a) academic work (b) artwork (c) homework ...
www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic38666.html
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/do-all-th...
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Creio ser o trabalho enfadonho e cansativo que ninguém quer fazer.
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Note added at 33 mins (2011-01-26 13:39:11 GMT)
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To do the "donkey work".
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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-01-26 20:16:40 GMT)
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Para manter a gíria.
2 posts - 1 author - Last post: May 3, 2009
Charlie doesn't like getting too tired so he gets his assistant to do all the donkey work. (a) academic work (b) artwork (c) homework ...
www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic38666.html
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-01-26 13:14:29 GMT)
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/do-all-th...
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Note added at 21 mins (2011-01-26 13:27:34 GMT)
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Creio ser o trabalho enfadonho e cansativo que ninguém quer fazer.
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Note added at 33 mins (2011-01-26 13:39:11 GMT)
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To do the "donkey work".
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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-01-26 20:16:40 GMT)
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Para manter a gíria.
Note from asker:
| obrigado, marlene. é uma boa hipótese. |
9 hrs
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
does it grudgingly
does it unwillingly with a bad attitude/grumpy/sulky etc
displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness
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Adv. 1. grudgingly - in a grudging manner; "he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by"
displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness
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Adv. 1. grudgingly - in a grudging manner; "he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by"
2 days 5 hrs
take up the slack
"Another period of shouting on our part, but
this time we waited with greater equanimity for
the answering hail. We told them the hose
would immediately be sent down. We told them
to take up the slack and stand by for food."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1561713/pdf/canm...
i.e. do something useful instead of doing nothing
"When I complained to the assistant dean running the program, she told me it was my responsibility to take up the slack & teach them what they needed in order to catch up."
http://suburbdad.blogspot.com/2006/04/gap.html
i.e. do the work the assistant dean didn't have time to do.
2. Fig. to do what needs to be done; to do what has been left undone. Do I have to take the slack up? Jill did her job poorly and I have to take up the slack.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take up the slack
this time we waited with greater equanimity for
the answering hail. We told them the hose
would immediately be sent down. We told them
to take up the slack and stand by for food."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1561713/pdf/canm...
i.e. do something useful instead of doing nothing
"When I complained to the assistant dean running the program, she told me it was my responsibility to take up the slack & teach them what they needed in order to catch up."
http://suburbdad.blogspot.com/2006/04/gap.html
i.e. do the work the assistant dean didn't have time to do.
2. Fig. to do what needs to be done; to do what has been left undone. Do I have to take the slack up? Jill did her job poorly and I have to take up the slack.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take up the slack
Discussion
He balked at doing it -
drag one's feet: to take a long time to do something; to be reluctant to act. .....did it like it was a drag