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Jun 2, 2009 17:56
15 yrs ago
English term

...the shovel for all he - or it - was worth.

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Ficção
It was as if someone were yanking ...

Proposed translations

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Era como se alguem estivesse dando-lhe puxões e eram para valer/de verdade

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Era como se alguem estivesse dando-lhe puxões e era para valer/de verdade
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...a pá com todas as suas forças.

Era como se alguém estivesse puxando... ...a pá com todas as suas forças.

No sentido de que esta pessoa estivesse usando o máximo de sua energia, todo o necessário para alcançar o objetivo.
Example sentence:

He then runs for all his worth the 40 yards into the end zone.

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