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Bogus Bust

Portuguese translation: Prisão forjada

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English term or phrase:Bogus Bust
Portuguese translation:Prisão forjada
Entered by: Eduardo Silva

14:50 Nov 28, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: Bogus Bust
In a dialogue:

-It was a statutory rape.
–That was a totally bogus bust
Eduardo Silva
Brazil
Local time: 02:34
Prisão sem fundamento/Ilegal/Falsa
Explanation:
Em Inglês Americano 'Bogus' quer dizer algo falso. Por exemlo: 'Bogus money' - Dinheiro falsificado.

Em Inglês Americano 'Bust' quer dizer prisão. Tal como: 'My brother was busted' - Meu irmão foi preso.

Ambos termos são giria Americana.
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Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 01:34
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3Prisão sem fundamento/Ilegal/Falsa
Arthur Godinho
4invasão/blitz equivocada/errada
Marlene Curtis
4rusga policial sem justificação
Elvira Alves Barry
3uma prisão falsa/falsificada
Ben Kohn


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bogus bust
Prisão sem fundamento/Ilegal/Falsa


Explanation:
Em Inglês Americano 'Bogus' quer dizer algo falso. Por exemlo: 'Bogus money' - Dinheiro falsificado.

Em Inglês Americano 'Bust' quer dizer prisão. Tal como: 'My brother was busted' - Meu irmão foi preso.

Ambos termos são giria Americana.

Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ben Kohn: sorry artg, i was busy writing my expanation while you answered and didn't see your suggestion
6 mins
  -> Sorry about what? The term might be the same, but your explanation complements mine nicely! Thanks for the Agree, Ben. Greetings from Florida!
agree  rhandler: Prisão ilegal / sem fundamento. Falso é o fundamento, não a prisão.
31 mins
  -> Grato, rhandler
agree  Humberto Ribas
21 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Humberto
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bogus bust
uma prisão falsa/falsificada


Explanation:
Without more context then I'd say this is the general meaning. A 'bust' here means the arrest of the offender and 'bogus' means fake. I guess it means it was not a genuine arrest, but a set-up just to make it look like the police were arresting someone.

Ben Kohn
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bogus bust
invasão/blitz equivocada/errada


Explanation:
A bust is the invation and ransacking of a property, usually by the police, in search of evidence of crime and does not necessarily leads to any arrests.

Please, read the text below


"The DEA has agreed to provide reimbursement for damages sustained to the home of Gracia Figueroa of Pasco, WA. after it was ransacked by their agents in a raid which turned up no contraband. But Figueroa, who says agents broke down her door, pulled her daughters from their beds and held them at gunpoint, still plans to sue. DEA calls the raid legitimate, noting that Figueroa's ex-husband had been arrested on a drug charge in Wisconsin the day before"
http://www.birdsuneye.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php?t738....

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Note added at 29 mins (2007-11-28 15:19:51 GMT)
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The title to the text above is

BOGUS BUST

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 810
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bogus bust
rusga policial sem justificação


Explanation:
exemplo:

http://www.novaguarda.pt/090604/g_reg9.htm

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 06:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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