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matar o que está te matando

English translation: Kill your hunger before it kills you


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Portuguese term or phrase:matar o que está te matando
English translation:Kill your hunger before it kills you
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13:05 Apr 10, 2011
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / comida
Portuguese term or phrase: matar o que está te matando
expressão sobre matar a fome
Lilian Magalhães
Local time: 03:17
Kill your hunger before it kills you
Explanation:
In this context at least, to get the ball rolling.
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Oliver Toogood
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thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6Kill your hunger before it kills you
Oliver Toogood
Summary of reference entries provided
Marlene Curtis

  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Kill your hunger before it kills you


Explanation:
In this context at least, to get the ball rolling.

Oliver Toogood
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
1 min
  -> obrigado!

agree  Nicole Rodrigues
2 mins
  -> obrigado!

agree  Diana Coada
2 mins
  -> obrigado!

agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
3 mins
  -> obrigado!

agree  Katarina Peters
2 hrs
  -> Muito obrigado

agree  Airton J Souza
8 hrs
  -> muito obrigado
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9 mins
Reference

Reference information:
http://xiaohuibaby.blogspot.com/2010/10/kill-your-hunger-bef...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 46
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