Armar o circo

English translation: set up the whole shenanigan

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Portuguese term or phrase:Armar o circo
English translation:set up the whole shenanigan
Entered by: Ana Vozone

14:30 Dec 2, 2018
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Portuguese term or phrase: Armar o circo
Oi pessoal,

Preciso de uma orientação na tradução de "armar o circo". Essa expressão foi utilizada num contexto de que foi armado um circo para que alguém fosse beneficiado obtendo algo, no sentido de golpe ou cilada.

Obrigada,

Andi.
Andi Liberty
Local time: 06:53
set up the entire shenanigan
Explanation:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shenanigan

https://www.google.pt/search?ei=J-0DXKXGI-uKgAbl77TYCw&q="en...
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 06:53
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7set up the entire shenanigan
Ana Vozone
4 +1set the stage/scene
Eunice Brandão
4set the scene
Caroline Eira (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
armar o circo
set up the entire shenanigan


Explanation:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shenanigan

https://www.google.pt/search?ei=J-0DXKXGI-uKgAbl77TYCw&q="en...

Example sentence(s):
  • Like when the 2 girls set up the shenanigan on Seymour at the malt shop.

    Reference: http://books.google.pt/books?id=3QJRDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT28&lpg=PT2...
    Reference: http://books.google.pt/books?id=2OQ8BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT658&lpg=PT...
Ana Vozone
Local time: 06:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
15 mins
  -> Obrigada, Teresa!

agree  Verginia Ophof
33 mins
  -> Obrigada, Verginia!

agree  Caroline Eira (X)
40 mins
  -> Obrigada, Caroline!

agree  Douglas Bissell
51 mins
  -> Obrigada, Douglas!

agree  Katarina Peters
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Katarina!

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Muriel!

agree  Gilmar Fernandes
21 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Gilmar!
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
set the stage/scene


Explanation:
Sugestão

Eunice Brandão
Brazil
Local time: 03:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caroline Eira (X)
25 mins
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
set the scene


Explanation:
1) to create the conditions that make it possible for an event to happen
set the scene for.

Synonyms and related words
To make something possible:permit, allow, let...


2) to give someone the information that they need so that they can understand what is going to happen or be said.

Synonyms and related words
To tell someone something, or to give information:tell, deliver, report...

Example sentence(s):
  • These findings have set the scene for further debate on the system.
  • Let me just set the scene by telling you a little about the school.

    https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/set-the-scene
Caroline Eira (X)
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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