Portuguese term
United Kingdom
Native English speaker living in Brazil
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
fita dada
Os dois meliantes estavam armados e disseram que era “fita dada”, solicitaram ao vigilante que entregasse a chave do sistema de vigia alerta e o botão pânico que estava no seu pescoço, o qual foi entregue.
| 2 | sting |
Ana Vozone
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| 5 | set up |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 | inside scoop |
Sergio Carré
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| 4 | a hatched plan/scheme |
Matheus Chaud
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| 4 | based on insider information |
airmailrpl
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| A link with a possible explanation |
Ana Vozone
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Dec 20, 2018 12:44: Matheus Chaud changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (write-in)" from "SLANG - EXPRESSIONS" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
sting
a carefully planned and complicated plan which deceives people so that criminals can steal something :
A bank employee was involved in the sting in which $5 million was stolen.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/sting
Brazil
6 years high-quality translation
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Portuguese, and 1 more.
inside scoop
"I got the inside scoop from the manager of the store."
| Thanks Sergio, yes possibly something like `fait acompli` maybe. |
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
a hatched plan/scheme
Talvez sirva:
to hatch = if you hatch something such as a plan, you plan it, especially in secret
(MacMillan)
(com base na discussão)
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Ex.:
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/789...
A novice armed robber hatched what he thought was the perfect plan to get money by targeting a small store in a rural village
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
set up
"fita dada", o que significa que o assalto já estava planejado.
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
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based on insider information
Reference comments
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
A link with a possible explanation
http://portaldasgirias.blogspot.com/2010/05/girias-de-hip-ho...
| Thanks Ana - yes maybe something like `plan of action` modus operandum do assalto ou algo de genro. |
Discussion
http://portal.tododia.uol.com.br/_conteudo/2017/05/policia/1...
https://dicionario.babylon-software.com/fita_dada/
Mas precisaria traduzir isso mantendo o registro, ou seja, de preferência usando uma boa gíria. Dei um pontapé inicial aí, mas talvez os colegas tragam algo melhor ;)