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ela não tem moral para pegar no meu pé

English translation: she has no moral authority to step on my toes

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Portuguese term or phrase:ela não tem moral para pegar no meu pé
English translation:she has no moral authority to step on my toes
Entered by: John Copestake (X)

13:19 Aug 9, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
Portuguese term or phrase: ela não tem moral para pegar no meu pé
80 – Ele está apaixonadíssimo, quando ela conta que já teve 99 namorados. Como ele reage:
A) Pensa no aspecto positivo: ‘...Com uma lista tão extensa ela não tem moral para pegar no meu pé quando eu cair fora’. – 1 ponto
B) Deixa rolar...Pelo menos ela não perdeu a conta. 1 ponto.
C)Ele não desiste, mas ficará sempre desconfiado. 2 pontos
PaulaEsp
Local time: 16:03
she has no moral authority to step on my toes
Explanation:
´With such a long list (of ex boyfriends) she has no moral authority to step on my toes when I go out´.

´To step on someone´s toes.´, is a common idiomatic expression in English.
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John Copestake (X)
Brazil
Local time: 18:03
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4she's no saint herself to nag/badger/pester me/to be on my case/to give me the third degree
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
5 +2she doesn't have the courage to nag me
Ricardo Cristofolini (X)
5she has no moral authority to step on my toes
John Copestake (X)
3 +1she wouldn't have the nerve to pick on me...
Marian Vieyra
4she won't have the moral grounds to complaint about me
Lucio T
4she doesn't have the cheek to get on my case
Nick Taylor
3she doesn't(won't) have the morals/decency to blame/harass me
Verginia Ophof


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
she doesn't have the courage to nag me


Explanation:
Moral - Pode ser utilizada Courage ou se o personagem for mais informal, pode-se dizer "Have the guts".

Nag - Simplesmente entende-se como gíria para pegar no pé, ou mais formalmente, caso queiras, pode dizer "pick on me" ou "gets on me"

Example sentence(s):
  • She doesn't have the guts to nag me.
Ricardo Cristofolini (X)
Brazil
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vitor Visconti: "Have the guts" parece ser mais adequada.
15 mins
agree  Jessica Guimaraes: Gostei bem mais do "Have the guts" mesmo!
36 mins
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
she wouldn't have the nerve to pick on me...


Explanation:
With such a long list she wouldn't have the nerve to pick on me when I ...

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alex Alexandre
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
she's no saint herself to nag/badger/pester me/to be on my case/to give me the third degree


Explanation:
No meu entender, aqui moral significa castidade/pureza, que o passado dela a condena por já ter tido 99 namorados e ele poder deixá-la a hora que quiser, da mesma forma que ela deixou os 99 que já passaram pela vida dela.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jessica Guimaraes
10 mins
agree  Alex Alexandre
5 hrs
agree  Giuliano Morais
23 hrs
agree  Donna Sandin
1 day 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
she doesn't(won't) have the morals/decency to blame/harass me


Explanation:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 15:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 87
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
she won't have the moral grounds to complaint about me


Explanation:
"it doesn't seem like a car thief has the moral grounds to complain when someone else steals his car"

"Pensa no aspecto positivo: ‘...Com uma lista tão extensa ela não tem moral para pegar no meu pé quando eu cair fora" = "Think on the bright side: '...With such a lenghy/ an extensive list, she won't have the moral grounds to complaint about me when I leave her'", if it's really informal, and you want to sound funnier (and pejorative), you could use "leave her ass"


    Reference: http://www.philosophyetc.net/2008/09/moral-constraint-and-co...
Lucio T
Brazil
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
she has no moral authority to step on my toes


Explanation:
´With such a long list (of ex boyfriends) she has no moral authority to step on my toes when I go out´.

´To step on someone´s toes.´, is a common idiomatic expression in English.

John Copestake (X)
Brazil
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
she doesn't have the cheek to get on my case


Explanation:
she doesn't have the cheek to get on my case

Nick Taylor
Local time: 22:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 98
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