buffer

Portuguese translation: devorar

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French term or phrase:bouffer
Portuguese translation:devorar
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

15:30 Jun 15, 2009
French to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical (general) / General
French term or phrase: buffer
Il faut pas se laisser faire par les patients, sinon, ils te buffent
Sónia Silva
Portugal
Local time: 10:40
devorar
Explanation:
é calão e escreve-se "bouffer"...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:40
Grading comment
Obrigada!!!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3devorar
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +1comer / matar
Gil Costa


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bouffer
devorar


Explanation:
é calão e escreve-se "bouffer"...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
Obrigada!!!

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agree  tierri pimpao
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50 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
comer / matar


Explanation:
Comer (vivo) alguém.
Matar - sentido figurado

Gil Costa
Portugal
Local time: 10:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 168
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada!!!

Asker: Também gostei muito da ideia comem-te vivo!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia da Costa: Gostei da ideia "comer vivo" (sentido figurado, a não ser que os pacientes sejam canibais), pois vai ao encontro do registo linguístico da frase de origem.
8 mins
  -> Obrigado, Sónia!
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