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desfalques de peso

English translation: important absences

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Portuguese term or phrase:desfalques de peso
English translation:important absences

10:55 Jan 22, 2012
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-01-25 11:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / football
Portuguese term or phrase: desfalques de peso
Com desfalques de peso como Lucas, Casemiro, Rhodolfo, Rodrigo Souto, o São Paulo ainda perdeu Carlinhos Paraíba, expulso no fim do primeiro tempo do confronto.
atef Sharia
Jordan
Local time: 23:21
important absences
Explanation:
Meaning that Lucas, Casemiro, Rhodolfo, Rodrigo Souto could not start the match

Hth
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Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3important absences
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
5 +1absence of "heavyweight" players such as.... / absence of stars such as...
Rolf Treuherz (X)
3 +1(without important players)
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4lacking quality players such as
Nick Taylor


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
important absences


Explanation:
Meaning that Lucas, Casemiro, Rhodolfo, Rodrigo Souto could not start the match

Hth

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
2 mins
  -> Teresa, mto obrigado e bom domingo, Antonio
agree  Patricia Lyra
1 hr
  -> Patricia, mto obrigado, Antonio
agree  Lais Leite: Important absences as/such as... - it's the best and the most concise!;)t
2 days 6 hrs
  -> Lais, mto obrigado, Antonio
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(without important players)


Explanation:
Formularia assim: Without important (soccher/football) players like/such as...

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Note added at 13 mins (2012-01-22 11:09:46 GMT)
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Soccer, claro.


    Reference: http://aulete.uol.com.br/site.php?mdl=aulete_digital&op=load...
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Georgia Morg (X)
6 mins
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
absence of "heavyweight" players such as.... / absence of stars such as...


Explanation:
O termo "heavyweight" denota um profissional de destaque, famoso na sua especialidade. Da mesma forma, "star" é uma estrela de determinado esporte.

Rolf Treuherz (X)
Brazil
Local time: 17:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares: Prefiro star.
20 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lacking quality players such as


Explanation:
lacking quality players such as

Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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