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sporting proposition

Portuguese translation: uma oferta que não corre risco

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English term or phrase:sporting proposition
Portuguese translation:uma oferta que não corre risco
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

03:32 Jun 18, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: sporting proposition
A frase toda é:

The house, appraised by realtors at ... sat unsold for more than18 months. Then he had a sporting propositon: why not let others take a chance on the house?

Obrigado!!
Mabre
Local time: 12:41
uma oferta que não corre risco
Explanation:
When too much is not enough - Los Angeles TimesAlthough you can get good Camarosas, usually at farmers markets, it's a sporting proposition and odds are that you'll fail. By contrast, walk through Santa ...
www.latimes.com/features/printedition/food/la-fo-strawberry... - Similar pages - Note this




§ I made him a sporting offer fiz-lhe uma oferta em que ele não corria quaisquer riscos



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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:41
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Obrigado!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1uma proposta fantástica
Susy Ordaz
4uma oferta que não corre risco
Michael Powers (PhD)
4proposta audaciosa
reginakersten
3uma proposta decente OU com boa possibilidade de êxito
Denise Miranda


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
uma oferta que não corre risco


Explanation:
When too much is not enough - Los Angeles TimesAlthough you can get good Camarosas, usually at farmers markets, it's a sporting proposition and odds are that you'll fail. By contrast, walk through Santa ...
www.latimes.com/features/printedition/food/la-fo-strawberry... - Similar pages - Note this




§ I made him a sporting offer fiz-lhe uma oferta em que ele não corria quaisquer riscos



Mike )


Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 123
Grading comment
Obrigado!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
uma proposta fantástica


Explanation:
uma proposta fantástica

Susy Ordaz
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernando Fonseca
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Fernando.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
proposta audaciosa


Explanation:
Creio que o sentido é esse.

sporting

3. involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sporting

reginakersten
Local time: 12:41
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
uma proposta decente OU com boa possibilidade de êxito


Explanation:
One more suggestion:

Michaelis:
sport.ing
adj 1 de esporte, esportivo. 2 decente, leal, honrado. // sportingly adv de modo esportivo, esportivamente.

sporting chance
n Coloq. possibilidade de êxito.

Denise Miranda
Local time: 12:41
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 42
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