| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Portuguese term or phrase: | bancar o esperto | | English translation: | trying to be (act like) a wiseguy |
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Linguistics | | Portuguese term or phrase: bancar o esperto | | Gostaria de saber se existe alguma expressão em inglês específica para "bancar o esperto", que não seja ao pé da letra, como "try to be smart" ou algo do gênero. |
| Adriana PortasKudoZ activityQuestions: 205 ( 1 open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 19 closed without grading) Answers: 282
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| | trying to be (act like) a wiseguy | Explanation:
Or, if you want to be vulgar, "smartass."
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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-11-01 13:41:04 GMT)
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Or, "smarty-pants" |
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  Amy Duncan
Brazil
Local time: 17:50
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12 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 | trying to be (act like) a wiseguy
Explanation:
Or, if you want to be vulgar, "smartass."
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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-11-01 13:41:04 GMT)
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Or, "smarty-pants"
| Amy Duncan
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Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 16
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