sair da dieta

English translation: break your diet

11:22 May 14, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Food & Drink
Portuguese term or phrase: sair da dieta
Here goes the text:

"Melhor lugar de Belo Horizonte para sair da dieta"

This is a comment about a sandwich place in BH, Brazil. I'm not sure if sair da dieta means taking a break from your diet. Que acham?
Seth Phillips
United States
Local time: 09:19
English translation:break your diet
Explanation:
Yes, definitely - I think the most appropriate and widely-used term in English (British English, at least) would be 'break your diet'.
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JamieBrown
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:19
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7break your diet
JamieBrown
4 +3leave your diet at the door
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +1giving up your diet
Martin Riordan
5to leave your diet at home
Sophie Reynolds
4get off the diet
Katarina Peters
4go off your diet
Anitsa
3take a break from your diet
T o b i a s


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
giving up your diet


Explanation:
That's how I understand it.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Mario!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
break your diet


Explanation:
Yes, definitely - I think the most appropriate and widely-used term in English (British English, at least) would be 'break your diet'.

JamieBrown
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
1 min

agree  Arlete Moraes
20 mins

agree  Georgia Morg (X)
1 hr

agree  Tom Jamieson
1 hr

agree  Mario Freitas:
2 hrs

agree  Diana Di Battista: yes, the most straightforward!
3 hrs

agree  Judith Armele
18 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
leave your diet at the door


Explanation:
Suggestion...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 13:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivan Nieves
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Ivan!

agree  Mario Freitas:
20 mins
  -> Obrigada, Mário!

agree  Diana Di Battista: this can also work, it is a bit more colorful than the straighforward "break your diet"
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Diana!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
get off the diet


Explanation:
:)

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
go off your diet


Explanation:
Yes, I agree that the idea is taking a break, temporarily, so this is the expression. You can google it.

Anitsa
Brazil
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
take a break from your diet


Explanation:
e.g.

Jim Dandy is the place to take a break from your diet and enjoy some wonderful comfort food. The shakes are thick and creamy, hand mixed, and you can choose from 70 different flavor combinations.
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-best-drive-restaurants-portland-...


Example sentence(s):
  • Belo Horizonte's best place to take a break from your diet.
T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to leave your diet at home


Explanation:
Another alternative, as it's encouraging people to visit a sandwich place, I'd say "leave your diet at home"

Sophie Reynolds
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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