triffle

Portuguese translation: ficam um pouco aquém

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English term or phrase:triffle
Portuguese translation:ficam um pouco aquém
Entered by: tania nogueira

14:30 Mar 14, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: triffle
Somehow, I think they’ll fall a trifle short of a pillow top
posturepedic.

br-pt
tania nogueira
Israel
Local time: 08:56
ficam um pouco aquém
Explanation:
Eu traduziria assim:

De certo modo, penso que ficam um pouco aquém de ....


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Note added at 17 mins (2007-03-14 14:48:30 GMT)
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linux-br.conectiva.com.br/pipermail/linux-br/2005-June/033225.html

Seus recursos ficam um pouco aquém do Power Point-XP, mas tem funcionado bem

www.urbi.ubi.pt/060131/edicao/313ubi_entrevista_aaubi.htm

Assim fica um pouco aquém das nossas expectativas. ...
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BarbaraFreit (X)
United Kingdom
Grading comment
tks.

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Summary of answers provided
5 +4ficam um pouco aquém
BarbaraFreit (X)
5um bocadinho
Ben Kohn


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
trifle
um bocadinho


Explanation:
a trifle short of ... here means a little short of
vai faltar um bocadinho

Ben Kohn
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ficam um pouco aquém


Explanation:
Eu traduziria assim:

De certo modo, penso que ficam um pouco aquém de ....


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Note added at 17 mins (2007-03-14 14:48:30 GMT)
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linux-br.conectiva.com.br/pipermail/linux-br/2005-June/033225.html

Seus recursos ficam um pouco aquém do Power Point-XP, mas tem funcionado bem

www.urbi.ubi.pt/060131/edicao/313ubi_entrevista_aaubi.htm

Assim fica um pouco aquém das nossas expectativas. ...

BarbaraFreit (X)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
tks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sara Santa Clara
10 mins
  -> obrigada :)

agree  Sonia Heidemann
46 mins
  -> obrigada :)

agree  Lumen (X)
54 mins
  -> obrigada :)

agree  Elisabete Costa
1 hr
  -> obrigada :)
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