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Cortar o mal (celulite) pela raiz

English translation: Nip the evil in the bud

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Portuguese term or phrase:Cortar o mal pela raiz
English translation:Nip the evil in the bud
Entered by: Adriana Prado

07:48 Jul 2, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cosmetics, Beauty
Portuguese term or phrase: Cortar o mal (celulite) pela raiz
Oi pessoal,

Eu gostaria de alguma sugestão para traduzir ao inglês "Vamos cortar a celulite pela raiz", baseado em "cortar o mal pela raiz". Consultei várias fontes, porém tudo o que vejo parece tradução literal. Encontrei "cut the evil FROM the root", "cut the evil AT the root" e "cut the evil BY the root", entre outras.

Obrigada por qualquer luz!
Adriana Prado
Spain
Local time: 08:47
Nip the cellulite in the bud
Explanation:
A sua sugestão é uma tradução literal e válida mas o mais comum é "Nip something in the bud", neste caso "celulite", ou seja apanhá-la cedo antes que tenha tempo de desenvolver.

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Jacqueline Sarbib
Local time: 07:47
Grading comment
Obrigada Jacqueline! É isso mesmo.
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4 +1Nip the cellulite in the bud
Jacqueline Sarbib


  

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Nip the cellulite in the bud


Explanation:
A sua sugestão é uma tradução literal e válida mas o mais comum é "Nip something in the bud", neste caso "celulite", ou seja apanhá-la cedo antes que tenha tempo de desenvolver.




    Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/256600.html
Jacqueline Sarbib
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada Jacqueline! É isso mesmo.

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