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is a pretty big dose to swallow at one sitting.

Portuguese translation: é uma dose grande demais para se engolir de uma só vez

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English term or phrase:is a pretty big dose to swallow at one sitting.
Portuguese translation:é uma dose grande demais para se engolir de uma só vez
Entered by: Lia Oliveira

00:22 Mar 13, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: is a pretty big dose to swallow at one sitting.
At this point, the reader, if he has little previous knowledge of the stock market, may be suffering a mild attack of mental indigestion. The Dow Theory is a pretty big dose to swallow at one sitting. We departed deliberately in the foregoing chapter from the order in which its principles are usually stated in an effort to make it a little easier to follow and understand
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é uma dose grande demais para se engolir de uma só vez
Explanation:
diria assim..
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Lia Oliveira
Portugal
Local time: 09:18
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obrigada
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5é uma dose grande demais para se engolir de uma só vez
Lia Oliveira
3é demais para engolir de uma só vez
patricia maltez


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
é uma dose grande demais para se engolir de uma só vez


Explanation:
diria assim..

Lia Oliveira
Portugal
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
obrigada

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
24 mins
agree  Leonor Machado
33 mins
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
38 mins
agree  Michela C. Schlosser
1 hr
agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: ou "engolir de um trago"
8 hrs
disagree  Antonio Chagas: "pretty big" deveria ser traduzido por "muito grande", e não "grande demais", que envolve um grau de adjectivação diferente. Eu traduziria por "É uma dose muito grande para se engolir de uma vez só" ou "É uma dose muito grande para se engolir de um trago"
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
é demais para engolir de uma só vez


Explanation:
sug.

patricia maltez
Local time: 05:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 82
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