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He did it again and he got away with murder.

Portuguese translation: ele fez isso [ou aquilo] de novo e saiu incólume

00:06 May 2, 2009
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English term or phrase: He did it again and he got away with murder.
I am trying to find an expression in portuguese very similar to the english phrase
Arlene Kiefer
Portuguese translation:ele fez isso [ou aquilo] de novo e saiu incólume
Explanation:
A expressão não quer dizer necessariamente que um crime aconteceu. O contexto vai deixar isso claro.

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Olhe esta definição (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/get away with murder):

4. get away with murder Informal to do as one pleases without ever being punished
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Edimilson Ferreira
Armenia
Local time: 13:58
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2fê-lo novamente e safou-se de(da acusação de) assassinato
Mariana Moreira
4 +2ele fez isso [ou aquilo] de novo e saiu incólume
Edimilson Ferreira
5ele voltou a fazer e conseguiu enganar a todos
judy brennan
4ele fez de novo e não deu em nada
Humberto Ribas
4reincidiu e livrou-se (do castigo)
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4Aprontou de novo e ficou por isso mesmo/escapou impune/se safou (safou-se)/saiu ileso/não foi pego.
Bentevi
4ele cometeu um novo homicídio mas fugiu novamente
Leonor Machado


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
he did it again and he got away with murder.
fê-lo novamente e safou-se de(da acusação de) assassinato


Explanation:
espero que ajude :)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 10:58
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 815

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Artur Jorge Martins
13 mins
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agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
10 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
he did it again and he got away with murder.
ele fez isso [ou aquilo] de novo e saiu incólume


Explanation:
A expressão não quer dizer necessariamente que um crime aconteceu. O contexto vai deixar isso claro.

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-05-02 00:19:50 GMT)
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Olhe esta definição (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/get away with murder):

4. get away with murder Informal to do as one pleases without ever being punished

Edimilson Ferreira
Armenia
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
1 hr
agree  neidechi
16 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he did it again and he got away with murder.
ele fez de novo e não deu em nada


Explanation:
Concordo com o Jack, é tão lugar-comum que nem é mais. E assim, 'out of the blue', seria melhor dizer: ele fez de novo e não deu em nada.

Humberto Ribas
Brazil
Local time: 06:58
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he did it again and he got away with murder.
reincidiu e livrou-se (do castigo)


Explanation:
Diria assim...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:58
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
he did it again and he got away with murder.
ele voltou a fazer e conseguiu enganar a todos


Explanation:
ele voltou a fazer e conseguiu enganar a todos

Example sentence(s):
  • ele voltou a fazer e conseguiu enganar a todos
judy brennan
Portugal
Local time: 10:58
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he did it again and he got away with murder.
Aprontou de novo e ficou por isso mesmo/escapou impune/se safou (safou-se)/saiu ileso/não foi pego.


Explanation:
São tantas possibilidades que fico na dúvida se não estou fazendo chover no molhado.
A questão é saber o que ele aprontou.
No Brasil, a frase mais comum (pelo menos que me lembre):
Aprontou de novo e ficou por isso mesmo.


get away with muder = escape punishment

get away with murder fazer o que se quer e escapar impune (coloq. ... Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community: Copyrights: ...
www.answers.com/topic/murder

Bentevi
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 days 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he did it again and he got away with murder.
ele cometeu um novo homicídio mas fugiu novamente


Explanation:
penso ser a expressão que melhor reflecte a ideia inicial

Leonor Machado
Local time: 10:58
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