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quebrar a cara

English translation: screwed up

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Portuguese term or phrase:quebrar a cara
English translation:screwed up
Entered by: Bett

17:34 Jul 19, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Slang / conversas
Portuguese term or phrase: quebrar a cara
Como dizer " quebrar a cara"?


Eu tentei mais quebrei a cara...

I ve been thinking about it
but nothing I came up with seems to convey exacly this meaning...


Any thoughts ?
Bett
Local time: 12:29
screwed up
Explanation:
I tried, but I screwed up.

This is a common slang expression, at least in the US.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-07-19 17:58:02 GMT)
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http://www.divorceinfo.com/screwedup.htm
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 12:29
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6screwed up
Amy Duncan (X)
5"blow it big time"
Marcelo Gonçalves


Discussion entries: 1





  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
screwed up


Explanation:
I tried, but I screwed up.

This is a common slang expression, at least in the US.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-07-19 17:58:02 GMT)
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http://www.divorceinfo.com/screwedup.htm

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabella Becker
3 mins
  -> Thanks, Isabella!
agree  Humberto Ribas: could be, though 'screw up' has some additional meanings in Portuguese. Anyway, depending on the context, it could be just the perfect answer
27 mins
  -> Thanks Humberto...in this context, it's "screwed up" for sure.
agree  Fernando Domeniconi
57 mins
  -> Thanks, Fernando!
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Roberto!
agree  Susy Ordaz
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Susy!
agree  Cristina Santos
2 days 21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Cristina!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"blow it big time"


Explanation:
1. Spoil, botch, or bungle something, as in That was a great opportunity, but now I've blown it. [Slang; c. 1940]
http://www.answers.com/topic/blow-it

I tried hard but I blew it big time.
http://www.spc.cc.tx.us/learning_center/learning_links/testa...

www.crn.com/it-channel/18810289



Marcelo Gonçalves
Brazil
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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