a foot in both worlds

Portuguese translation: um pé lá, outro cá.

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English term or phrase:a foot in both worlds
Portuguese translation:um pé lá, outro cá.
Entered by: Lilian Magalhães

02:25 Sep 17, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care / expressão
English term or phrase: a foot in both worlds
She has a healing practice in Harlem and she does private
nursing for wealthy patients.


A foot in both worlds, that's Maria. That’s what got her in trouble at the campus clinic,
always recommending folk remedies to the students.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 13:17
um pé lá, outro cá.
Explanation:
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Rebelo Júnior
Brazil
Local time: 13:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1um pé lá, outro cá.
Rebelo Júnior
4parte curandeira e parte enfermeira
Leonor Machado
3meia curandeira, meia médica
Nick Taylor
1 +1um pé nos dois mundos
claudiabi


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
um pé nos dois mundos


Explanation:
Ele teneva um pé nos dois mundos.

We have in Italian this expression: "Tenere il piede in due scarpe" (To keep one foot in two shoes"), so I guess it could be the same in Portuguese, except that in your case it refers to two fields/sectors.

claudiabi
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rintje: ou: um pé em dois mundos
23 hrs
  -> thanks, for your correction too.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
meia curandeira, meia médica


Explanation:
meia curandeira, meia médica

Nick Taylor
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
um pé lá, outro cá.


Explanation:
Sug.

Rebelo Júnior
Brazil
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 15
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Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elcio Carillo
44 mins
  -> Obrigado Elcio
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
parte curandeira e parte enfermeira


Explanation:
Diria assim

Leonor Machado
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 38
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