overblown

Portuguese translation: exagerado

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English term or phrase:overblown
Portuguese translation:exagerado
Entered by: Maria Castro

23:07 Aug 24, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Journalism / news headline
English term or phrase: overblown
O termo surge no título de uma notícia do EU observer (http://euobserver.com/22/31973 )

EU fear of north African migrants 'overblown'

Grata pela vossa ajuda
Maria Castro
Portugal
Local time: 05:04
exagerado
Explanation:
"O medo do EU da migraçao da Africa do Norte é exagerado"
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 01:04
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7exagerado
Katarina Peters
4 -1vaga (crescente) de migrantes
Mariana Moreira


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
vaga (crescente) de migrantes


Explanation:
UE teme/receia uma vaga crescente de migrantes do Norte de África

Esta seria a minha sugestão :)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 26
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada pela sugestão:)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  rir: overblown é em relação ao medo (exagerado, sem razão).... que eles têm sobre os imigrantes de África
56 mins

disagree  coolbrowne: Não se refera à vaga mas ao medo que dela se tem. Ademais "oveblown" não é "crescente".
22 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
exagerado


Explanation:
"O medo do EU da migraçao da Africa do Norte é exagerado"


Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 01:04
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada pela sugestão:)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rintje
13 mins
  -> Obrigada, Rintje!

agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
33 mins
  -> Obrigada, Teresa!

agree  rir
34 mins
  -> Obrigada, rir!

agree  Maria Helena Brenner-Kelly
43 mins
  -> Obrigada, Maria Helena!

agree  Nick Taylor
8 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Nick!

agree  Diana Coada (X)
9 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Diana!

agree  Humberto Neder
17 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Humberto!
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