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frase abaixo

Portuguese translation: sem razão aparente

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English term or phrase:on a whim
Portuguese translation:sem razão aparente
Entered by: Sara Santa Clara

13:30 Feb 17, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: frase abaixo
I want to be replaced on a whim

young children, describing what they want to be when they grow up, saying things like, “I want to be replaced on a whim,” or, “I want to be forced into early retirement.”
Vera Rodrigues
Local time: 13:58
Quero ser substituído sem razão aparente
Explanation:
ou "Quero estar dependente dos caprichos do meu patrão"
Como são frases claramente irónicas, acho que se pode ser criativo! :-)
Espero que ajude!
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Sara Santa Clara
Local time: 17:58
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4 +2Quero ser substituído sem razão aparente
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I want to be replaced on a whim
Quero ser substituído sem razão aparente


Explanation:
ou "Quero estar dependente dos caprichos do meu patrão"
Como são frases claramente irónicas, acho que se pode ser criativo! :-)
Espero que ajude!

Sara Santa Clara
Local time: 17:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins: "sem razao aparente" fica muito serio, ja "... caprichos do meu patrao" fica mais engracadinho e tem bem mais a ver com "whim".
12 mins
  -> obrigada :-) também acho.
agree  James Cook: quero ser substituífo sem motivo aparente
2 hrs
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