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acertar

English translation: on the last payment you made

17:22 Apr 29, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Portuguese term or phrase: acertar
Peço ajuda aos colegas:

"Quando acertamos da ultima vez, voce não me pagou duas aulas"

Obrigado desde já!!

Mario
Mabre
Local time: 03:55
English translation:on the last payment you made
Explanation:
Also possible, a more formal expression.
Selected response from:

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 03:55
Grading comment
Obrigado!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6settle up
Fausto Machado Tiemann
4 +2when you paid me the last time
Luiz Vasconcelos
4on the last payment you made
Paul Dixon


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
when you paid me the last time


Explanation:
Sounds like payments for classes, two of which were not paid the last time.

Luiz Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti: or when you last paid me
5 mins
  -> Sim, obrigado, Claudio.
agree  Cristiane Gomes
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Cristiane! It's very informal language...
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
settle up


Explanation:
When you settled up last time...

Fausto Machado Tiemann
Brazil
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
33 mins
  -> Grato, Marlene!
agree  port-translator
34 mins
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Katarina Peters: or just plain "settle"
1 hr
  -> You're right, Katarina, thank you! Maybe "settled with me".
agree  Ivan Nieves
3 hrs
  -> Grato, Ivan!
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
5 hrs
  -> Grato, Amy!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
16 hrs
  -> Grato, Isabel!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
on the last payment you made


Explanation:
Also possible, a more formal expression.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Obrigado!
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