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"Riding the gravy train"

Portuguese translation: ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria

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English term or phrase:\"Riding the gravy train\"
Portuguese translation:ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria
Entered by: Maria Catarina Donzelli

04:26 Jul 31, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / rock progressivo - UK
English term or phrase: "Riding the gravy train"
"Oh, by the way wich one's pink?
And if we tell you the name of the game, boy
We call it "Riding the gravy train"
We're just knocked out,
We heard about the sell out"

Have a Cigar - Roger Waters
Álbum Shine On - 1993

Estudo as letras da banda e estou procurando já há algum tempo o significado mais aproximado deste termo.

Agradeço ajuda desde já.
Maria Catarina Donzelli
Brazil
Local time: 07:14
ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria
Explanation:
the gravy train
an activity from which people make a lot of money very quickly and easily A lot of people thought they'd get on the gravy train in the eighties and make some money out of property.

ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria

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Note added at 4 days (2011-08-04 15:14:33 GMT) Post-grading
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De nada, Catarina, disponha.
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 12:14
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Obrigada
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Summary of answers provided
4levando a vida numa boa
Milana Penavski
4fazendo bom dinheiro, nadando em dinheiro
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun


  

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"riding the gravy train"
levando a vida numa boa


Explanation:
Há várias maneiras de expressar esta ideia, "levar a vida numa boa" é uma sugestão. Veja a referência abaixo.


    Reference: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-the-expression-gravy-train...
Milana Penavski
Brazil
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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"riding the gravy train"
fazendo bom dinheiro, nadando em dinheiro


Explanation:
Sugestões...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 11:14
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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\"riding the gravy train\"
ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria


Explanation:
the gravy train
an activity from which people make a lot of money very quickly and easily A lot of people thought they'd get on the gravy train in the eighties and make some money out of property.

ganhando dinheiro fácil, trem da alegria

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Note added at 4 days (2011-08-04 15:14:33 GMT) Post-grading
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De nada, Catarina, disponha.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 88
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Muito boa resposta!
Obrigada
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