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English: Binge drinking

Portuguese translation: Encher a cara







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English term or phrase:Binge drinking
Portuguese translation:Encher a cara
Entered by:suesimons
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English term or phrase: Binge drinking
Is there an equivalent of this in Pt - the Portuguese don´t go in for it so may be not ....
suesimons
United Kingdom
Encher a cara
Explanation:
É informal mas é isso aí

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-03-28 19:11:53 GMT)
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Pode ser também TOMOU UM PORRE

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-03-28 19:12:35 GMT)
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Tomar um porre - no infinitivo
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Andrea Munhoz
Brazil
Note from asker to answerer
Mtks, Andrea, just what I wanted!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Encher a caraAndrea Munhoz
4meter-se na borracheira
Elvira Alves Barry
4consumo excessivo de álcoolJosé Crespo


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
binge drinking Encher a cara

Explanation:
É informal mas é isso aí

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-03-28 19:11:53 GMT)
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Pode ser também TOMOU UM PORRE

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-03-28 19:12:35 GMT)
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Tomar um porre - no infinitivo

Andrea Munhoz
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Mtks, Andrea, just what I wanted!

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agree rhandler
1 hr
  -> Thank you once again! :-)
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
binge drinking consumo excessivo de álcool

Explanation:
this is the formal expression as in a newscast or newspaper

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Note added at 29 mins (2008-03-28 19:36:57 GMT)
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ex: O consumo excessivo de álcool é a principal causa de morte nos jovens, seja directamente ou por consequências, nomeadamente, em acidentes de viação

José Crespo
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
binge drinking meter-se na borracheira

Explanation:
My suggestion.

Elvira Alves Barry
Portugal
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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