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I had to feed the feds a line of bull

Portuguese translation: Tive que falar um monte de mentiras/mentir/inventar uma estória para a os federais

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English term or phrase:	I had to feed the feds a line of bull
Portuguese translation:	Tive que falar um monte de mentiras/mentir/inventar uma estória para a os federais
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13:34 Nov 5, 2009

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English term or phrase: I had to feed the feds a line of bull

Olá,

Um policial está falando comum colega sobre uns documentos.

I had to feed the feds a line of bull about an ongoing homicide investigation to hold it (a bill) this long.

Alexandre Reis Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 563 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 0 Brazil
Local time: 02:29

Tive que falar um monte de mentiras/mentir/inventar uma estória para a os federais

Explanation:
the best way to translate it, as I see it

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Erik Bry
Local time: 21:29

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Tive que falar um monte de mentiras/mentir/inventar uma estória para a os federais

Erik Bry

Tive que fornecer/informar os federais/ os PFs/ os policiais federais uma série/um monte de treta

Felipe VB

Tive que abastecer a polícia federal com uma série informações furadas/um papo furado

Marlene Curtis

Discussion entries: 1

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7 mins confidence:

i had to feed the feds a line of bull Tive que abastecer a polícia federal com uma série informações furadas/um papo furado

Explanation:
Bull = Bullshit = besteiras, papo furado, etc.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 175

30 mins confidence:

i had to feed the feds a line of bull Tive que fornecer/informar os federais/ os PFs/ os policiais federais uma série/um monte de treta

Explanation:
Treta = papo furado/conversa furada/caô

Linguajar corrente entre policiais no Brasil.

Felipe VB
Portugal
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Tive que falar um monte de mentiras/mentir/inventar uma estória para a os federais

Explanation:
the best way to translate it, as I see it

Erik Bry
Local time: 21:29
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English
PRO pts in category: 20

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Nov 6, 2009 - Changes made by Erik Bry:
Edited KOG entry	Alexandre Reis's old entry - "I had to feed the feds a line of bull" => "Tive que falar um monte de mentiras/mentir/inventar uma estória para a os federais"

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