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Portuguese translation: de carreira


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English term or phrase:lifer
Portuguese translation:de carreira
Entered by: Lilian Magalhães
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12:36 Sep 21, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / giria policial
English term or phrase: lifer
Looking good for a lifer. What's with the pirate patch?

a pessoa chamada de lifer é um delegado de policia e quem o chamou disso um politico seu conhecido
Lilian Magalhães
Local time: 14:38
delegado de carreira
Explanation:
neste caso.

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

lifer
lif.er
2 pessoa que faz carreira nas forças armadas.
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Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 14:38
Grading comment
thANKS
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2delegado de carreiraWalter Moura
5pessoa que esta a servir a pena maxima
Diana Coada
4condenado (à prisão perpétua)Nina_PT


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
condenado (à prisão perpétua)


Explanation:
Sug.

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

Nina_PT
Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pessoa que esta a servir a pena maxima


Explanation:
Lifer=A prisoner serving a life sentence

Diana Coada
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in RomanianRomanian
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
delegado de carreira


Explanation:
neste caso.

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

lifer
lif.er
2 pessoa que faz carreira nas forças armadas.


Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 14:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thANKS

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Rabel: from the context, your suggestion seems to be the correct one
9 mins
  -> Obrigado, George

agree  Diana Coada: Sim, faz sentido:)
17 mins
  -> Obrigado, Diana
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