válvula de escape

English translation: as a crutch

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Portuguese term or phrase:	válvula de escape
English translation:	as a crutch
Entered by:	Neila Carneiro-Winrow

16:36 Mar 23, 2005

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: válvula de escape

"Ela está usando o cigarro como válvula de escape para os problemas pessoais..." existe um termo em inglês para "válvula de escape", me lembro de ter estudado isso faz tempo...

Neila Carneiro-Winrow
Germany

as an exhaust valve

Explanation:
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Fulltext: Volume 22(5 ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]... The social worker can act to help the family and patient through this process and can act as an exhaust valve when tensions are high. ...
www.pedorthopaedics.com/pt/re/ jpedortho/fulltext.00004694-200209000-00021.htm - Páginas semelhantes

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xxx church :: the prayer wall - Dreams - [ Traduzir esta página ]... 135 Posts. Posted - 08/20/2002 : 20:28:41 Show Profile Reply with Quote. ...I\'ve always kind of thought of dreams as an exhaust valve for your brain. ...
www.xxxchurch.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=905 - 41k - Resultado suplementar - Guardada em memória - Páginas semelhantes

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Paula Pereira
Portugal
Local time: 17:45

Grading comment

Obrigada! Ainda acho que exites outra expressão... mas esta é boa! Obrigado!!
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Summary of answers provided

5 +3

as a crutch

Sormane Gomes

3 +4

escape valve

Norbert Hermann

5 +1

escape valve

mariajoao (X)

4 +1

as an exhaust valve

Paula Pereira

to ease the pressure

Fiona Gonçalves

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

válvula de escape

as an exhaust valve

Paula Pereira
Portugal
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Obrigada! Ainda acho que exites outra expressão... mas esta é boa! Obrigado!!

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

válvula de escape escape valve

Explanation:
Para diminuir o stress, a pressão.
«Looking for a escape valve, professionals are restless»

mariajoao (X)
Portugal
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

válvula de escape escape valve

Explanation:
... what the local Councils responsibility is to not use the park as an escape valve for traffic problems in the vicinity ...kevindavis.blogspot.com/2004/12/richmond-park-friends.html - 16k

... is more, has led to new and unforeseen problems, such as the fear that cars are more easily ... controversial, since it inhibits an escape valve for those who wish to ...www.itri.brighton.ac.uk/~Adam.Kilgarriff/WORDSKETCHES/escap... - 287k

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... closer look will make you realise you are not alone on being the escape valve for their frustrations ... opportunities to deal with personal problems and get rid of some bad ...www.howsthat.co.uk/01/10/011010.htm
... night at the Samuel Beckett Theater, succeeds despite problems that might have sunk a less canny drama. ... feel that comedy is his escape valve, as well as the means ...www.davidmccallumfansonline.com/comdiensnorthjersey.htm

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of:

English,

German

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

válvula de escape as a crutch

Explanation:
US-EN

Quite common expression.

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Note added at 1 hr 12 mins (2005-03-23 17:48:44 GMT)
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... A good many smokers use cigarettes as a crutch to lean on in times of stress, or ...there may be some things you could do that are worse than smoking, there are ...
www.familyhaven.com/health/smoking.html - 8k

... Reduce Stress - Smokers use cigarettes as a crutch to reduce stress during anxious moments. Addiction - Smoking causes both physical and psychological addiction ...
stepupnc.com/know/effects.htm - 11k

... There is also the fact that often people use smoking as a ‘crutch’… one that they use to keep themselves calm in anxious situations (satisfying their ...
www.pauldouglass.co.uk/stop_smoking_hypnotherapy/ smokingwithdrawalsymptoms_anxiety.htm - 38k

Smoking: the hows and whys of quitting
... Others use it as a crutch to overcome self-consciousness in social situations ... checkbook, talking on the telephone or your usual \"cup of coffee and a cigarette.\". ...
www.entassociates.com/smoking.htm - 22k

... If you\'ve used cigarettes as a crutch, finding another way to cope with ... tired and irritable; headaches; nervousness) and an emotional need for a cigarette. ...
health.bizhat.com/mens_health/smoke.php - 20k

alth Article: Quit Smoking Tips
... will learn a great deal about yourself. You will learn that you have used smoking as a crutch in a way. You will come to find that ...
www.sweetpoison.com/health-articles/issue31.php - 24k

Sormane Gomes
United States
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

18 hrs confidence:

válvula de escape to ease the pressure

Explanation:
...to ease the pressure of his personal problems...

I find that Portuguese quite often uses a noun construction where English would use a verb, and vice versa. Even so, as a native English speaker, I think you could use "escape valve", as it does have a figurative sense. Definitely not "exhaust valve", though.

Fiona Gonçalves
Portugal
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of:

English

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