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augering into the mountainside

English translation: eu estava mais para lá do que para cá

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Portuguese term or phrase:augering into the mountainside
English translation:eu estava mais para lá do que para cá
Entered by: RoBelinky

11:13 May 5, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Portuguese term or phrase: augering into the mountainside
In the late nineties, he had suffered a series of health problems, including ulcerative colitis, high blood pressure, and depression. “I was augering into the mountainside,” he told me. Two years later, he was cured.
RoBelinky
Brazil
Local time: 07:26
eu estava mais para lá do que para cá
Explanation:
sug.

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Note added at 29 mins (2011-05-05 11:43:27 GMT)
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Que eu saiba, esta expressão em inglês não é muito usada, para ser sincera eu nunca tinha ouvido esta expressão mas eu pensei que o(a) colega queria um equivalente em português...
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Lidia Carney
United Kingdom
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6eu estava mais para lá do que para cá
Lidia Carney
3cavando a minha própria cova
Nick Taylor


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
eu estava mais para lá do que para cá


Explanation:
sug.

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Note added at 29 mins (2011-05-05 11:43:27 GMT)
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Que eu saiba, esta expressão em inglês não é muito usada, para ser sincera eu nunca tinha ouvido esta expressão mas eu pensei que o(a) colega queria um equivalente em português...

Lidia Carney
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada! Era o que eu estava imaginando, mas você tem algum exemplo? Isso se usa aí na Inglaterra corriqueiramente?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira: Perfeito!
35 mins
  -> many thanks!
agree  Vitals
1 hr
  -> obrigada!
agree  Sheila Gomes
1 hr
  -> obrigada!
agree  T o b i a s
2 hrs
  -> many thanks!
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
3 hrs
  -> muchas gracias!
agree  Verginia Ophof
10 hrs
  -> obrigada!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cavando a minha própria cova


Explanation:
cavando a minha própria cova

Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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