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muitos viraram a cara para mim

English translation: many (of them) blew me off, many (of them) turned their backs on me


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Portuguese term or phrase:muitos viraram a cara para mim
English translation:many (of them) blew me off, many (of them) turned their backs on me
Entered by: Isabella Kenfield
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07:31 Jan 16, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / virar a cara
Portuguese term or phrase: muitos viraram a cara para mim
A saying in an informal email.
Isabella Kenfield
Brazil
Local time: 03:18
many (of them) blew me off, many (of them) turned their backs on me
Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Grading comment
Thank you very much, everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7many (of them) blew me off, many (of them) turned their backs on meLuciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4 +4a lot of them gave me the cold shoulder
Nick Taylor
5many turned a deaf earFernando Okabe Biazibeti
4many turned away
Katarina Peters


Discussion entries: 3





  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
many (of them) blew me off, many (of them) turned their backs on me


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you very much, everyone!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada Luciano!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Borges
4 mins
agree  airmailrpl: many (of them) turned their backs on me
1 hr
agree  Paula Borges
2 hrs
agree  Marta Nazare
3 hrs
agree  Lumen
3 hrs
agree  Daniel Tavares: many (of them) turned their backs on me
6 hrs
agree  Shirley Leite: many (of them) turned their backs on me
8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a lot of them gave me the cold shoulder


Explanation:
a lot of them gave me the cold shoulder

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Nick!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Georgia Morgan: excellent, Nick!
2 hrs
  -> thanks Georgia
agree  MARK ROBERTSON
4 hrs
  -> cheers Mark
agree  Shirley Leite
6 hrs
  -> thanks Shirley
agree  Lindsay Spratt
8 hrs
  -> thanks Lindsay
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
many turned away


Explanation:
simply.

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Katarina!

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
many turned a deaf ear


Explanation:
It means they ignored the person on purpose.

Example sentence(s):
  • Por que a maioria das garotas viram a cara?
  • Mas me magoou muito quando seis de uma vez viraram a cara pra mim.

    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=turn+a+deaf+e...
    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+a+deaf+ear
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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