flashing the plastic

Portuguese translation: gastando bastante dinheiro

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English term or phrase:flashing the plastic
Portuguese translation:gastando bastante dinheiro
Entered by: Vera Rodrigues

10:01 Jan 30, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Finance (general)
English term or phrase: flashing the plastic
Why Manchester United are flashing the plastic and Robin van Persie is saying Wahaha; and how the Ministry of Railways has bounced back from RMB2 trillion of debt to embark on ambitious new high speed rail projects.
Vera Rodrigues
Local time: 09:38
gastando bastante dinheiro
Explanation:
Entendo isso como gastando bastante dinheiro, ou seja, usando os cartões de crédito ("plastic") bastante. Não sei se o Manchester United anda investindo em jogadores ou outras coisas.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1esbanjando dinheiro
Marlene Curtis
4usando os cartões de crédito (gastando dinheiro)
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
3gastando bastante dinheiro
Martin Riordan


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gastando bastante dinheiro


Explanation:
Entendo isso como gastando bastante dinheiro, ou seja, usando os cartões de crédito ("plastic") bastante. Não sei se o Manchester United anda investindo em jogadores ou outras coisas.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:38
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Thanks a lot
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usando os cartões de crédito (gastando dinheiro)


Explanation:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/28/card-spending-in...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 14:38
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
esbanjando dinheiro


Explanation:


Para manter o tom coloquial.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 08:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1671

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