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Desde que horas esses rapazes estão aí na frente?

English translation: Since when have these guys been there?

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Portuguese term or phrase:Desde que horas esses rapazes estão aí na frente?
English translation:Since when have these guys been there?
Entered by: Emilia Carneiro

18:43 Oct 15, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Portuguese term or phrase: Desde que horas esses rapazes estão aí na frente?
parte de um diálogo informal.
cleiton
Since when have these guys been there?
Explanation:
:)
I think that sounds better than How long.
How long seria: por quanto tempo os rapazes...
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Emilia Carneiro
Brazil
Local time: 17:12
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +14How long have those guys/boys been there?
Valeria Verona
5Since when have these guys been there?
Emilia Carneiro
5since what time have these boys been waiting outside ?
amarante dasilva
5how long have those guys/boys been out there
Roger Kapur
4since when have these boys been standing at our door?
hmercer


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
How long have those guys/boys been there?


Explanation:
Just an option.
Good luck. :))

Valeria Verona
Chile
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 109

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Greenfield
11 mins
  -> Obrigada, Marian
agree  António Ribeiro: Since when...
12 mins
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
34 mins
agree  Sandra_MT: or over there :)
38 mins
  -> Thank you all.
agree  María del Carmen Cerda: Since when have those kids been over there?
41 mins
agree  Emma Cox
1 hr
agree  Donna Sandin
2 hrs
agree  henley
2 hrs
agree  Ivana de Sousa Santos
2 hrs
agree  LoreAC (X)
3 hrs
agree  mschisler
3 hrs
agree  airmailrpl
13 hrs
agree  Ana Rita Santiago
16 hrs
  -> Thank you all :))
agree  x-Translator (X)
18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Since when have these guys been there?


Explanation:
:)
I think that sounds better than How long.
How long seria: por quanto tempo os rapazes...

Emilia Carneiro
Brazil
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
since when have these boys been standing at our door?


Explanation:
or: since when have these boys been standing up front?

hmercer
Brazil
Local time: 17:12
PRO pts in pair: 52
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
since what time have these boys been waiting outside ?


Explanation:
since when have these boys been waiting out in front(of house)

amarante dasilva
Canada
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 56
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
how long have those guys/boys been out there


Explanation:
aí na frente = out there ("out in front")

Roger Kapur
Brazil
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 68
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