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Bota no Pau

English translation: sue their ass off

12:27 Oct 29, 2017

Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Entrevista
Portuguese term or phrase: Bota no Pau Prezados Colegas, Gostaria de saber a melhor tradução para BOTA NO PAU no seguinte contexto: "A vida inteira, quando o Fulano negociou a vida dele, confiou no Sicrano. Como agora ela vai dizer que o Sicrano não tinha poder para fazer isso e agora nega tudo? Bom você sabe que isso não termina aí. Você acha que o cara vai assumir tudo, ganhar tudo, e vai ficar tudo bem? Não, BOTA NO PAU." Não tenho mais contexto. Desde já agradeço sua valiosíssima ajuda!! Abraço cordial,	Irene Berlin KudoZ activity Questions: 640 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (37 closed without grading) Answers: 1 Local time: 22:48
English translation:sue their ass off Explanation: É gíria. Tipo: "ferra com ele na justiça!" Fica a sugestão ;)	Selected response from: Matheus Chaud Brazil Local time: 22:48
Grading comment Agree!! Obrigada Matheus!! Agradeço ainda a valiosíssima ajuda dos nobres colegas que participaram da elucidação dessa questão. Abraço cordial. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4 +3	sue their ass off	Matheus Chaud
4 +1	Sue him/her / Sue the person	Luiz Fernando Doin
4 +1	Sue the bastard!	Guilherme Silva
4	take them to the cleaners	Douglas Bissell

Discussion entries: 1
Irene Berlin ASKER 21:00 Oct 29, 2017  A criatividade dos queridos colegas é fantástica, digna de um prêmio, estou adorando!! Abração. Automatic update in 00:

  

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4 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +1

Sue him/her / Sue the person Explanation: O sentido aqui é de processar judicialmente alguém...	Luiz Fernando Doin Brazil Local time: 22:48 Specializes in field Native speaker of: Portuguese PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer Asker: Muito obrigada Luiz Fernando, depois me ocorreu isso mesmo. Abraço cordial.
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 15 mins
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32 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +3

Bota no Pau sue their ass off Explanation: É gíria. Tipo: "ferra com ele na justiça!" Fica a sugestão ;)	Matheus Chaud Brazil Local time: 22:48 Native speaker of: Portuguese PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment Agree!! Obrigada Matheus!! Agradeço ainda a valiosíssima ajuda dos nobres colegas que participaram da elucidação dessa questão. Abraço cordial.
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Katia Perry 4 mins   -> Obrigado, perry! agree  Oliver Simões: Achei a sua tradução mais condizente com o registro linguístico. Sem dúvida que é gíria. 4 mins   -> É verdade - observar o registro é importante. Entra gíria, sai gíria, sempre que possível. Obrigado, Oliveira! agree  Patricia Franco 59 mins   -> Obrigado, Patricia!
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take them to the cleaners Explanation: Depending on the formality..	Douglas Bissell Portugal Local time: 02:48 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 123
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8 hrs   confidence: peer agreement (net): +1

Sue the bastard! Explanation: Sugestão	Guilherme Silva Brazil Local time: 22:48 Works in field Native speaker of: Portuguese
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Mason Hiatt: This is my favorite. Bastard is less likely to offend the reader, while still being colorful. 1 day 20 hrs   -> Thank you Mason!
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