não encontrei do meu gosto, os aparelhos vistos são muito frágeis

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Portuguese term or phrase: não encontrei do meu gosto, os aparelhos vistos são muito frágeis

Its regarding coffee survey in brazil

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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

I didn't find anything I liked, everything I saw was very fragile.

Lumen (X)

3 +2

I didn't find anything I liked, the machines I looked at are very flimsy

Marian Vieyra

I didn't see anything that suited my taste, the machines shown were too fragile.

Marlene Curtis

I found nothing of my taste; the machines I saw were too fragile.

Ligia Costa

I didnt find anything I liked, the machines (I saw) weren't very robust

Nick Taylor

Nothing appealed to me: the machines looked rather flimsy.

T o b i a s

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19 mins confidence:

I didn't see anything that suited my taste, the machines shown were too fragile.

Explanation:
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They don't teach you anything worth knowing.” ... “If I didn't care for fun and such, ... For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.”

HIH

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 164

23 mins confidence:

I found nothing of my taste; the machines I saw were too fragile.

Explanation:
"machines" or, possibly, "devices"

Ligia Costa
Brazil
Local time: 10:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

I didn't find anything I liked, everything I saw was very fragile.

Explanation:
Another suggestion.

Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 10:03
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

I didn't find anything I liked, the machines I looked at are very flimsy

Explanation:
Just a bit more colloquial...

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

4 hrs confidence:

I didnt find anything I liked, the machines (I saw) weren't very robust

Explanation:
English UK usually uses the form "not very" followed by a "positive" adjective rather than using the "negative" adjective on its own.
I didnt find anything I liked, the machines (I saw) weren't very robust/strong/etc.

Nick Taylor
Local time: 14:03
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

1 day 47 mins confidence:

Nothing appealed to me: the machines looked rather flimsy.

Explanation:
One more.

T o b i a s
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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