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close enough to milk

Portuguese translation: próximas o bastante para se aproveitar/tirar vantagem delas

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English term or phrase:close enough to milk
Portuguese translation:próximas o bastante para se aproveitar/tirar vantagem delas
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

18:57 Jan 26, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion
English term or phrase: close enough to milk
Likewise, there are people to whom you stay close enough to milk
but far enough away from, so you don’t get bit.
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
próximas o bastante para se aproveitar/tirar vantagem delas
Explanation:
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Teresa Freixinho
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
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Gratíssima, Teresa
Bjs
T.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4perto o suficiente para explorar/ tirar partido
Tereza Rae
4 +3próximas o bastante para se aproveitar/tirar vantagem delas
Teresa Freixinho
4próximo o suficiente para beneficiar-se
ferreirac


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
perto o suficiente para explorar/ tirar partido


Explanation:
To milk = exploit or defraud (someone), typically by taking regular small amounts of money over a period of time.
"he had milked his grandmother dry of all her money"
From: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/milk


Tereza Rae
Canada
Local time: 18:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Francisco Chagas: Essencialmente correcto (https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/milk someone/something ... )!
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Francisco! 😊
agree  Mario Freitas:
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mario! 😊
agree  Liane Lazoski
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Liane! 😊
agree  Claudio Machado Junior
16 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Cláudio! 😊
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
próximo o suficiente para beneficiar-se


Explanation:
Sug.

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
próximas o bastante para se aproveitar/tirar vantagem delas


Explanation:
Sugestão

Teresa Freixinho
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Gratíssima, Teresa
Bjs
T.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Mário!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca: 'próximas o bastante para se aproveitar'
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Paulinho!
agree  Aline Amorim
11 hrs
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