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sem mais aquela

English translation: out of the blue

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Portuguese term or phrase:sem mais aquela
English translation:out of the blue
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

12:54 Feb 16, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Fiction Novel
Portuguese term or phrase: sem mais aquela
Context:

De súbito, o rapaz que se encontrava sentado na mesa ao lado da sua na companhia de uma rapiriga deslumbrante, perguntou-lhe sem mais aquela:

-Acabas de chegar?

Obrigada,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 20:50
out of the blue
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9out of the blue
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4 +1without more ado
Andrew Bramhall
4just like that
Katarina Peters
4just came out with or just came out and asked
Nick Taylor


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
out of the blue


Explanation:
.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catarina Lopes
0 min
agree  Verginia Ophof
4 mins
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
7 mins
agree  Claudio Mazotti
18 mins
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
46 mins
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
54 mins
agree  Mario Freitas:
3 hrs
agree  Elda Veiga
3 hrs
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
without more ado


Explanation:
De súbito, o rapaz que se encontrava sentado na mesa ao lado da sua na companhia de uma rapiriga deslumbrante, perguntou-lhe sem mais aquela:
Acabas de chegar?

All of a sudden the youth seated at the table next to his/ hers in the company of a gorgeous chick asked him/her without further ado ; "Have you just arrived?"

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suesimons: Yes, Oliver!
12 mins
  -> Thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
just like that


Explanation:
another version

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 20:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 76
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
just came out with or just came out and asked


Explanation:
just came out with or just came out and asked

Nick Taylor
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 119
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