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A lot of gas but no energy

Portuguese translation: muita parra e pouca uva

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English term or phrase:	A lot of gas but no energy
Portuguese translation:	muita parra e pouca uva
Entered by:	Fernando Guimaraes

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08:34 Aug 9, 2008

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English term or phrase: A lot of gas but no energy

Título de um artigo que relata os problemas por que passou um consumidor ao tentar mudar o seu contrato de abastecimento de gás e electricidade para outro fornecedor... Procuro uma imagem apelativa que não seja uma tradução literal...

Teresa Borges KudoZ activity Questions: 154 (none open) (47 closed without grading) Answers: 7559 Belgium
Local time: 18:59

muita parra e pouca uva

Explanation:
sug.

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Fernando Guimaraes
Local time: 17:59

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É isso mesmo! Obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

muita conversa mas/e pouca acção

David Alexandre

4 +1

muita fumaça(fumo) e pouco fogo

Adam Prus-Szczepanowski

1 +3

muita parra e pouca uva

Fernando Guimaraes

muita energia e pouco resultados

cecile alves

Discussion entries: 1

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

a lot of gas but no energy muita fumaça(fumo) e pouco fogo

Explanation:
Sugg

Adam Prus-Szczepanowski
Portugal
Local time: 17:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

a lot of gas but no energy

muita parra e pouca uva

Explanation:
sug.

Fernando Guimaraes
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

É isso mesmo! Obrigada!

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

a lot of gas but no energy muita conversa mas/e pouca acção

Explanation:
Apesar deste "gas" muito provavelmente se referir ao gás efectivo, iria por esta sugestão dado q é pedida uma trad mais apelativa

David Alexandre
Local time: 17:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

a lot of gas but no energy muita energia e pouco resultados

Explanation:
porque nao :-)

cecile alves
Portugal
Local time: 17:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

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Aug 9, 2008 - Changes made by Fernando Guimaraes:
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