Mackey´s motto - No way, no how! - applied to this crisis...

Portuguese translation: o lema do Mackey - de jeito nenhum! - aplicava-se a esta crise...

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English term or phrase:Mackey´s motto - No way, no how! - applied to this crisis...
Portuguese translation:o lema do Mackey - de jeito nenhum! - aplicava-se a esta crise...
Entered by: edecastroalves

20:43 Aug 19, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Government / Politics / romance policial
English term or phrase: Mackey´s motto - No way, no how! - applied to this crisis...
... the same as it did to any legislation he worked to defeat.
edecastroalves
o lema do Mackey - de jeito nenhum! - aplicava-se a esta crise...
Explanation:
Acho que "de jeito nenhum" capta o sentido de "no way, no how".
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:55
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1o lema do Mackey - de jeito nenhum! - aplicava-se a esta crise...
Martin Riordan
4o lema de Mackey - nem pensar, de maneira nenhuma! - aplicado a esta crise
Leonor Machado


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mackey´s motto - no way, no how! - applied to this crisis...
o lema do Mackey - de jeito nenhum! - aplicava-se a esta crise...


Explanation:
Acho que "de jeito nenhum" capta o sentido de "no way, no how".

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
4

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agree  Claudio Mazotti
46 mins
  -> Obrigado, Claudio!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mackey´s motto - no way, no how! - applied to this crisis...
o lema de Mackey - nem pensar, de maneira nenhuma! - aplicado a esta crise


Explanation:
Diria assim

Leonor Machado
Local time: 13:55
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 55
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