Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
dar tudo bota
English translation:
everything falls apart
Added to glossary by
Amy Duncan (X)
Oct 9, 2008 16:37
15 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Jordan
28 Years of accurate Arabic
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Portuguese to Arabic, Arabic to Portuguese, English to Arabic
bota
Portuguese to English
Other
Slang
porque uma pessoa pensa que com esta pessoa vamos caminhar juntos, e depois da tudo bota.e por isso que ate hoje vivo sozinho. Tenho amigos que me convidam para aqui, para ali, aniversarios, festas… bem, vai-se andando
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | everything falls apart |
Amy Duncan (X)
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| 4 +2 | to turn out badly |
Maria José Tavares (X)
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| 5 | (everything) goes down the drain |
Beta Cummins
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| 5 | falls to pieces/ goes to the dogs/ crumbles/ |
Jerry Faria
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Change log
Oct 23, 2008 14:01: Amy Duncan (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
15 mins
Selected
everything falls apart
http://ezinearticles.com/?Self-Growth:-When-Everything-Falls...
We often have the perception that self-growth will be simple, enjoyable, and rewarding. It certainly can be, but there is also another aspect of the self-growth journey that is rarely mentioned. And that is, when everything falls apart.
http://www.wofs.com/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=70&t...
When everything falls apart [relationships]
You could also say "when everything goes to pot."
We often have the perception that self-growth will be simple, enjoyable, and rewarding. It certainly can be, but there is also another aspect of the self-growth journey that is rarely mentioned. And that is, when everything falls apart.
http://www.wofs.com/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=70&t...
When everything falls apart [relationships]
You could also say "when everything goes to pot."
Example sentence:
Just as I thought we were getting serious, everything fell apart.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
6 mins
to turn out badly
sugg.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexandra Gouveia
12 mins
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Obrigada Alexandra
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| agree |
daniel allred
: in this context i agree...but remember the verb, botar which means to put somewhere
1 day 10 hrs
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Thanks Daniel
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1 hr
Beta Cummins
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Spreading the Word in Three Languages
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
(everything) goes down the drain
10 hrs
Jerry Faria
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Works in field
Brazil
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Creoles & Pidgins (English-based Other) to English, and 3 more.
falls to pieces/ goes to the dogs/ crumbles/
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