tirar a barriga de misérias

English translation: Keep the wolf from the door

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Portuguese term or phrase:tirar a barriga de misérias
English translation:Keep the wolf from the door
Entered by: Douglas Bissell

10:58 Apr 20, 2011
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Portuguese term or phrase: tirar a barriga de misérias
Mas por vezes adquiro outro tipo de bolachas para tirar a barriga de misérias

"Keep the wolf from the door", maybe?
lexisproject
Spain
Local time: 06:36
Keep the wolf from the door
Explanation:
absolutely!
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 05:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1to keep your hunger at bay
Nick Taylor
4 +1eat my fill
Walter Moura
4to eat your fill
Marina Faria
4 -1Keep the wolf from the door
Douglas Bissell
3feed/appease my hunger
Verginia Ophof


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Keep the wolf from the door


Explanation:
absolutely!

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 05:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Marina Faria: keep the wolf from the door significa "forrar o estômago", "tapear a fome"
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to keep your hunger at bay


Explanation:
to keep your hunger at bay

Nick Taylor
Local time: 05:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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eat my fill


Explanation:
http://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/como-dizer-tirar-a-ba...

Como dizer "Tirar a barriga da miséria" em inglês

Mensagempor donay mendonça » Qua Set 08, 2010 4:44 pm
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Tirar a barriga da miséria em inglês: To eat your fill

Contexto Do Google:

We ate our fill and were happy to take home leftovers.

Nós tiramos a barriga da miséria e ficamos contentes de levar umas sobras para casa.

If you want to eat your fill but avoid the extra calories that come with fried foods, Gulf Shores Steamer is the place for you.

Se você quer tirar a barriga da miséria mas evitar as calorias extras que acompanham frituras, Gulf Shores Steamer é o lugar certo para você.

Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: this is the meaning of "Tirar a barriga da miséria" but I doubt that it will be accomplished with "bolachas"
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feed/appease my hunger


Explanation:
you quench your thirst and feed your hunger


Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 22:36
Native speaker of: English
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to eat your fill


Explanation:
"Keep the wolf from the door" significa "forrar o estômago", "tapear a fome".

"To eat your fill" significa "tirar a barriga da miséria", ou seja, comer muito, ter um deleite!

Example sentence(s):
  • I'll have some cookies to keep the wolf from the door until lunch is ready.
  • We ate our fill and even took home some leftovers.
Marina Faria
Brazil
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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