Jogo de morde e assopra
English translation: while they exchange criticism and praise
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|  Selected response from: gninolps (X) Brazil Local time: 12:09 | ||||||
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21 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1two-faced Explanation: Similar, though not exactly the same. |
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37 mins confidence:
in a game of break me down to/and build me up Explanation: or build me up to break me down suggestion -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 mins (2014-08-19 01:19:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- a game of make me froem, make me smile -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2014-08-19 01:20:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- make me smile make me frown |
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43 mins confidence:
a game of make me smile, make me frown Explanation: suggestion |
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3 hrs confidence:
"good cop/bad cop game" Explanation: É a mesma tática psicológica do jogo do "polícia bom/polícia mau", para obter um objetivo. vd link: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_cop/bad_cop -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2014-08-19 04:12:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Também pode optar por "friend and foe game": https://www.google.com/search?as_q=psychology&as_epq=friend ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2014-08-19 04:39:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Também pode optar por "carrot-and-stick game". 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_and_stick 2. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/carrot-and-stick Foi aliás desta expressão que a BBC Brasil traduziu para "jogo de morde e assopra". vd links: 1. (original EN): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25401179 2. (BBC Brasil): http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/noticias/2013/12/131216_russ... |
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7 hrs confidence:
Roast/Roasting Explanation: Roast/Roasting Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roast_%28comedy%29 |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| em um jogo de morde e assopra while they exchange criticism and praise Explanation: Sugestão. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2014-08-19 11:20:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Outro par possível também seria "insults and compliments" |
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