para o boneco

English translation: useless

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Portuguese term or phrase:para o boneco
English translation:useless
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

17:34 Jun 18, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: para o boneco
Agradecia a vossa melhor atenção para o descrito, estas valvulas não vão ser aceites e actuando deste modo estão a trabalhar para o "boneco".
Monica Merrill
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:26
useless
Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 21:26
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3useless
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4for the birds
Susanne Rindlisbacher
4...are a (complete) waste of time
Nick Taylor
3won't work
Barbara Cochran, MFA


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
useless


Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 17

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Patrício: in vain - http://www.dict.cc/?s=umsonst
1 min
  -> Obrigada!

agree  Nick Taylor
42 mins
  -> Thanks, Nick!

agree  Paulinho Fonseca: This is new for me > 'boneco'. Thanks!!!
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Paulinho!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
won't work


Explanation:
Another option.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
for the birds


Explanation:
"Useless" is what it means but if you want an idiom this might do.


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/for+the+birds
Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...are a (complete) waste of time


Explanation:
...are a (complete) waste of time

Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 137
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