Mar 5, 2022 15:47
2 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
toma que o filho é seu!
Not for points
Portuguese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
dito popular
Quando no Brasil queremos dizer que o problema é de outrem
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | "That's not my problem" | Gustavo Machado |
2 +1 | The trouble is your's! | Décio Adams |
3 | It's your baby | Verginia Ophof |
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Proposed translations
+1
27 mins
"That's not my problem"
If we are going to consider the context of the brazilian expression I would use the term "That's not my problem".
But we also have a line for discussion here as a 1953 episode ("A Mouse Divided") of a famous cartoon was translated to PT-BR as "toma que o filho é teu!" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV1f0EHxQdY]
But we also have a line for discussion here as a 1953 episode ("A Mouse Divided") of a famous cartoon was translated to PT-BR as "toma que o filho é teu!" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV1f0EHxQdY]
Example sentence:
Here is the power point for the meeting.
+1
31 mins
The trouble is your's!
É apenas uma sugestão. Literalmente seria "Take that the child is your's!" ou aquela outra expressão "Quem pariu Mateus que o embale" que literalmente seria traduzido por "Who gave birth to Matthew that emvales him!
Espero que encontre uma forma própria em inglês. Eu nunca vi, mas deve existir.
Espero que encontre uma forma própria em inglês. Eu nunca vi, mas deve existir.
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Tony M
: Trouble is, that's not idiomatic in EN; better to say "That's your problem!", or even "the problem is yours and yours alone!"
1 hr
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agree |
Gustavo Machado
346 days
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3 hrs
It's your baby
If you say that something is someone's baby, you mean that they have created it or are responsible for it.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
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disagree |
Gustavo Machado
: But is it usual in english?
1 day 1 hr
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