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English translation: you\'ll get it

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Portuguese term or phrase:	vai ter
English translation:	you\'ll get it
Entered by:	LeandroFeldmann

17:10 Feb 18, 2008

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Portuguese term or phrase: vai ter

“Se eu pegar vocês fazendo isso de novo vai ter!”

Can someone give me a suggestion here? “If I catch you doing this again…”

It doesn't have a specific meaning; it's an expression meaning merely a threat.
My idea is “…you’ll see!”, but I don’t like this solution.

LeandroFeldmann KudoZ activity Questions: 3 (none open) Answers: 13 Brazil
Local time: 08:07

you'll get it

Explanation:
Or you could be more specific and say...

"..you'll get a bunch of fives", or something :)

Selected response from:

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 08:07

Grading comment

Thanks, Richard.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

you'll get it

R. Alex Jenkins

4 +1

...you'll cop it

lexical

there'll be trouble

Richard Sidaway

you're gonna get it!

Katarina Peters

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

you'll get it

Explanation:
Or you could be more specific and say...

"..you'll get a bunch of fives", or something :)

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 15

Grading comment

Thanks, Richard.

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

...you'll cop it

Explanation:
OR you'll be sorry, OR you'll know it

These are all British English AFAIK

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-02-18 17:21:34 GMT)
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My grandmother would have said "...or there'll be tears before bedtime"

lexical
Spain
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

there'll be trouble

Explanation:
This is what I usually tell my sons (aged 7 and 5). It has worked up to now...

Richard Sidaway
Portugal
Local time: 12:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

9 hrs confidence:

you're gonna get it!

Explanation:
if you want the same threatening tone as in the original...

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 07:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Hungarian,

English
PRO pts in category: 76

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