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futricas

English translation: Intrigue, gossip

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Portuguese term or phrase:futricas
English translation:Intrigue, gossip
Entered by: craigs

02:56 Apr 13, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Politics, Taxes, Voting
Portuguese term or phrase: futricas
An editorialist railing against the postponement of a vote on a constitutional amendment in regards to taxes, the delay supposedly the fault of politics as usual:

"O xxx obstrui a votação por causa das futricas da campanha eleitoral, não por princípio."
craigs
Local time: 09:02
Intrigue / gossip
Explanation:
é isso ;)

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-04-13 03:04:59 GMT)
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fu.tri.ca
s. f. 1. Baiúca, bodega. 2. Pop. Pilhéria impertinente; provocação. 3. INTRIGA, FUXICO. S. m. e f. Pessoa ordinária.

É UMA SUGESTÃO ;)

Selected response from:

Marcia Gascon
Brazil
Local time: 10:02
Grading comment
much obliged
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Intrigue / gossip
Marcia Gascon
4scheme, plot
Denise Miranda


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Intrigue / gossip


Explanation:
é isso ;)

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-04-13 03:04:59 GMT)
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fu.tri.ca
s. f. 1. Baiúca, bodega. 2. Pop. Pilhéria impertinente; provocação. 3. INTRIGA, FUXICO. S. m. e f. Pessoa ordinária.

É UMA SUGESTÃO ;)



Marcia Gascon
Brazil
Local time: 10:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
much obliged

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gisele Goldstein
1 hr
  -> obrigada Gisele
agree  Thais Maria Lips: gossip
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Thais
agree  Cristina Santos
6 hrs
  -> Obrigada Cristina
agree  José Henrique Lamensdorf
9 hrs
  -> Obrigada José Henrique
agree  airmailrpl: -
10 hrs
  -> obrigada Airmailrpl
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
scheme, plot


Explanation:
I like these two words because they convey the atmosphere in political sceneries. It's more than hearsay, there's an evil component...

Denise Miranda
Local time: 10:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 15
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