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pega no pé

English translation: (he, she) won't get off my back

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Portuguese term or phrase:pega no pé
English translation:(he, she) won't get off my back
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

20:36 Jul 27, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Slang
Portuguese term or phrase: pega no pé
Uma pessoa que persegue outra, que não dá folga.
Alessandra Rachid
(he, she) won't get off my back
Explanation:
What can I do with a horrible co-worker who won't get off my back ... What can I do with a horrible co-worker who won't get off my back? She is driving. ... She is a control freak and is making my life hell at work. ...
www.idealfamily.com/forums/showthread.php?p=164232
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 03:53
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6(he, she) won't get off my back
Marlene Curtis
4 +3nag, harass, bother, pick on, pester
Melissa Mann
3won't leave me alone
Paul Dixon
Summary of reference entries provided
If you don't mind (or maybe want) taking the "unpolite" route...
delveneto

  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
nag, harass, bother, pick on, pester


Explanation:
some options... context would help

Melissa Mann
Brazil
Local time: 04:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Aquino
4 mins
  -> :) thank you
agree  Luiza Modesto
5 mins
  -> :) thank you
agree  Floriana Leary: very little text, I like bother, but it would depend on more context.
59 mins
  -> :) thank you
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
(he, she) won't get off my back


Explanation:
What can I do with a horrible co-worker who won't get off my back ... What can I do with a horrible co-worker who won't get off my back? She is driving. ... She is a control freak and is making my life hell at work. ...
www.idealfamily.com/forums/showthread.php?p=164232

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 03:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Maciel
7 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Melissa Mann: yet another option...
23 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
54 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Georgia Kostick Almeida
2 hrs
  -> Grata!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
15 hrs
  -> Obrigada Isabel Maria!
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: or off my case
15 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
won't leave me alone


Explanation:
A possibility.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 04:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 19
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Reference comments


18 mins
Reference: If you don't mind (or maybe want) taking the "unpolite" route...

Reference information:
Some rude words in this link, so, you have been warned:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pain in the a...

delveneto
United States
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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