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She finished her martini in one fell swoop.

Portuguese translation: ela virou o seu martini numa talagada só; ela terminou seu martíni de um(a) só trago/gole/golada/vez; ela emborcou o martíni

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English term or phrase:she finished her martini in one fell swoop
Portuguese translation:ela virou o seu martini numa talagada só; ela terminou seu martíni de um(a) só trago/gole/golada/vez; ela emborcou o martíni
Entered by: Oliver Simões

19:19 Feb 4, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / adult romance book
English term or phrase: She finished her martini in one fell swoop.
at /in one fell swoop, all at once or all together, as if by one blow (Dictionary.com)

Pensei em "Ela virou o resto do martíni de uma vez." Alguma outra opção em PT-Br?
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 08:01
ela virou o martini numa talagada só
Explanation:
Num trago, numa tragada, numa talagada, num gole
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Paulo Marcon
Brazil
Local time: 12:01
Grading comment
Obrigado, BV1 e aos demais colegas por suas contribuições.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4ela terminou seu martini em uma golada / de uma só vez
Jane Rezende
3 +4emborcou o martini
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +3ela entornou o resto do martini (de uma só vez)
Debora Escudeiro
5Ela tomou seu martini de um só gole
Raquel Holzmann (X)
4Ela terminou o seu Martini de um só trago
Danik 2014
4ela virou o martini numa talagada só
Paulo Marcon


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
she finished her martini in one fell swoop.
emborcou o martini


Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt)...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 16:01
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 262

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nuno Rosalino: de uma golada :)
8 mins
  -> Obrigada, Nuno!
agree  Jane Rezende: 👍
19 mins
  -> Obrigada, Jane!
agree  JohnMcDove
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, John!
agree  Paulo Marcon: Num trago.
18 hrs
  -> Obrigada, BV1!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
she finished her martini in one fell swoop.
ela terminou seu martini em uma golada / de uma só vez


Explanation:
sugestão

Jane Rezende
Brazil
Local time: 12:01
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 57

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Patrício
16 mins
agree  Paulo Gasques: ... de uma só vez.
2 hrs
agree  JohnMcDove
3 hrs
agree  Vinicius Guerreiro
21 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
she finished her martini in one fell swoop.
ela entornou o resto do martini (de uma só vez)


Explanation:
Mas gostei mais da sua solução. :)

Debora Escudeiro
Brazil
Local time: 12:01
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove
3 hrs
agree  Danik 2014
3 hrs
agree  Paulo Marcon
18 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
she finished her martini in one fell swoop.
Ela terminou o seu Martini de um só trago


Explanation:
Sugestão

http://www.aulete.com.br/trago

Danik 2014
Brazil
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 127
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
she finished her martini in one fell swoop.
Ela tomou seu martini de um só gole


Explanation:
"De um só gole" é aexpressão equivalente em PT-BR.


    https://books.google.com.au/books?id=mWhjDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA278&lpg=PA278&dq=tomou+de+um+so+gole&source=bl&ots=PLwboRwdXB&sig=_2YDK6-bzwshKOhptSX
Raquel Holzmann (X)
Australia
Local time: 01:01
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 9
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
she finished her martini in one fell swoop.
ela virou o martini numa talagada só


Explanation:
Num trago, numa tragada, numa talagada, num gole

Paulo Marcon
Brazil
Local time: 12:01
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Obrigado, BV1 e aos demais colegas por suas contribuições.
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