Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
por obséquio
English translation:
pray
Portuguese term
por obséquio
"He's such an old-fashioned man. He says 'por obséquio' instead of 'por favor'."
Thank you in advance for any ideas.
| 4 +1 | pray |
inactiveprofile
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| 4 +2 | would you kindly (do something) |
Jorge Rodrigues
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| 4 +1 | I beseech you/I humbly request |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 | if it pleases you |
Verginia Ophof
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| 4 | Kindly oblige me... |
John Copestake (X)
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| 3 | cheerio |
Viviane Matowanyika
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| 3 | if you will please... |
connie leite
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| 3 | if you would be so good / prithee |
Evans (X)
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Nov 15, 2015 19:58: Jorge Rodrigues Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Experienced writer in both EN and PT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, English, Portuguese
pray
Pray tell me why...
Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese Expert.
Native in: English 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 2 more.
would you kindly (do something)
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airmailrpl
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Thanks, Robert.
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Marcia Gascon
18 hrs
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Obrigado, Marcia.
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Brazil
Professional, prompt and precise
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
cheerio
O que acha de:
He says “cheerio” instead of “bye”.
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airmailrpl
: my target expression is a humorously obsolete word with specifically the same meaning as the adverb 'please'. Thank you.
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English/Portuguese/English
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
if you will please...
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
if it pleases you
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Note added at 38 mins (2012-10-09 22:20:43 GMT)
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if you please,if it be your pleasure, if you would be so obliging
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Note added at 39 mins (2012-10-09 22:21:22 GMT)
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basically an old fashioned form of "Please"
Kindly oblige me...
E.G.
Kindly oblige me and pass the salt cellar my dear friend.
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
I beseech you/I humbly request
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