homem de mão
English translation: "Yes" men / flunkies
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| 15:50 Dec 8, 2011 |
| Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Government / Politics / An idiomatic term, here evidently used in disapproval | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Douglas Bissell Portugal Local time: 17:59 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | "Yes" men / flunkies |
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| 4 | Henchmen |
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| 4 | acolytes |
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Henchmen Explanation: Sim, sua sugestão está correta. |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1"Yes" men / flunkies Explanation: Both terms are depreciative, the second one more so |
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acolytes Explanation: acolytes |
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