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get foisted

Portuguese translation: ser-lhe impingido

18:48 Jul 21, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Jornalism, Informal
English term or phrase: get foisted
when XXX gets foisted yet another child upon him (okay, that happened actually in a high-end restaurant but you get the picture, don’t you?)
Jeovane Cazer
Brazil
Local time: 10:45
Portuguese translation:ser-lhe impingido
Explanation:
Contudo, o contexto não é muito esclarecedor!

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Note added at 3 hrs 43 mins (2005-07-21 22:31:50 GMT)
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Mesmo com o contexto mais alargado, mantenho a minha sugestão.
Quanto ao comentário da Jane, parece-me apenas que está a ser utilizada a voz passiva sem indicação do agente. Quanto ao on/upon, ambos são possíveis, sendo o segundo mais formal. Mas eu não sou \"native speaker\"... por isso!
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Catarina Castro
Local time: 14:45
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3 +3ser-lhe impingido
Catarina Castro


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ser-lhe impingido


Explanation:
Contudo, o contexto não é muito esclarecedor!

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Note added at 3 hrs 43 mins (2005-07-21 22:31:50 GMT)
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Mesmo com o contexto mais alargado, mantenho a minha sugestão.
Quanto ao comentário da Jane, parece-me apenas que está a ser utilizada a voz passiva sem indicação do agente. Quanto ao on/upon, ambos são possíveis, sendo o segundo mais formal. Mas eu não sou \"native speaker\"... por isso!

Catarina Castro
Local time: 14:45
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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  craigs: exatamente isso
1 hr
  -> Obrigada craigs
agree  Jacqueline Sarbib: Sim, é-lhe impingido mais uma criança
1 hr
  -> Obrigada snibor
agree  luzia fortes: impingidA uma criança...
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Obrigada Luzia
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