English term
Brazil
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
...Pumping Mud.
Apr 3, 2009 20:24: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
...arrancar/extrair podres/segredos
3. figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc. but pump not me for politics.
Tem a ver com o seguinte sentido de "to pump"
4 sondar, perquirir. 5 arrancar, extrair, obter
Imediatamente pensei naquele tipo de pesca em que se bombeia a lama para encontrar um tipo de crustáceo ou peixe.
Neste contexto, acho que "arrancar podres" poderia servir.
Anyway, I hope this helps.
Acho que o pessoal confundiu com:
SLING/THROW MUD: manchar a reputação de alguém
Insult or discredit someone, as in The paper became famous for slinging mud at movie stars. This term replaced throw mud at, which dates from the second half of the 1700s.
O Kaos obviamente estava apenas se aproveitando de sua fragilidade emocional para arrancar podres. Quem sabe ele os coloque em público. ...
ta ficando craque em arrancar podres do nosso amiguinho hein, Drica Adri ! ;D. Normal: Arranquei mais um segredo dele: Você: Você é amigo do Bush? ...
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Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
"bomba de lama"
bombeamento (OU bombeio) de lama
Brazil
Engineer, translator on tech/ business
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
lama bombeada
Electric Engineer/Military
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
levantamento dos segredos - questionamento/descobrimento dos fatos ocultos.
pump: sondar - interrogar sutilmente - arrancar algo por meio de perguntas (Vallandro)
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
...injetar uma diarréia verbal/um papo furado
1. pumping mud 6 up, 4 down
pumping mud: Taking a wet shit (Diarrhea)
After I eat at JJ'S pizza I'll be pumping mud
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Discussion
The following sentences come before "This kind of...". "She was busily trying to draw him into conversation, or, more to the point, she was trying to involve him in a conversation with her own daughter. But neither would play due to a complete lack of interest on both sides. "