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piece of lint

Portuguese translation: ...em todos os cantos da minha roupa.

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English term or phrase:piece of lint
Portuguese translation:...em todos os cantos da minha roupa.
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

18:04 Jul 19, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
English term or phrase: piece of lint
To the constant astonishment and distress of security guards, I have humped 35 mm and 2 ¼” cameras and large studio strobes, Polaroid, black and white and color films, and every length of extension cord into these “black holes of Calcutta” only to be poked and prodded, checked, and bullied about every piece of lint I possessed.
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pedaço de pano? peça de algodão?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 22:27
...em todos os cantos da minha roupa.
Explanation:
:)
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Clauwolf
Local time: 22:27
Grading comment
Tks, Botinha
Bjs
T.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1fiapo de algodão
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
4Tufo de algodão
Ivan Rocha, CT
4...em todos os cantos da minha roupa.
Clauwolf
3cada peça de roupa - cada pedaço de pano
Marcos Antonio


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fiapo de algodão


Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-07-19 18:12:02 GMT)
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desculpe.. neste caso, peça

Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  airmailrpl: fiapo (de qualquer coisa)
3 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Tufo de algodão


Explanation:
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...em todos os cantos da minha roupa.


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Tks, Botinha
Bjs
T.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cada peça de roupa - cada pedaço de pano


Explanation:
Literalmente: peça/pedaço de tecido, mas neste contexto diria "cada peça de roupa - cada pedaço de pano"

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 84
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