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Ca' vou andando

English translation: gettin' by

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Portuguese term or phrase:	Ca' vou andando
English translation:	gettin' by
Entered by:	Douglas Bissell

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20:27 Nov 8, 2010

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

Portuguese term or phrase: Ca' vou andando

"Ca' vou andando"
Response to question "how are you"
My inclination is to translate as "I've been getting by"

KatherineBranne KudoZ activity Questions: 104 (1 open) Answers: 0 Brazil
Local time: 08:20

gettin' by

Explanation:
All the other suggestions are quite correct. I just think they need to get out of the books an' on to da street

Selected response from:

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 12:20

Grading comment

Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +7

not too bad

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

4 +2

gettin' by

Douglas Bissell

I'm doing fine/ I'm doing just fine, thanks!

Marlene Curtis

I can't complain

Ivan Rocha

Hangin' in there

T o b i a s

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

not too bad

Explanation:
Uma das várias possibilidades

1 set. 2008 ... More or less. Mas ninguem responde More or less no caso de cumprimentos: How are you? No too bad ! (ninguem fala so so or more or less) ...
br.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid... - Em cache - Similares

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 13:20
Native speaker of:

Norwegian,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

coolbrowne: Sim, mas o correto é "not too badly" (a despeito da tendência a ignorar advérbios, por parte dos monolíngues do idioma inglês, nos últimos tempos)

14 mins

-> Obrigado!

agree

Beta Cummins: Yes, agree with coolbrowne.

23 mins

-> Obrigado!

agree

Verginia Ophof

53 mins

-> Obrigado!

agree

imatahan

1 hr

-> Obrigado!

agree

T o b i a s : Disagree with coolbrowne, tho, despite enviable HTML skills.

2 hrs

-> Obrigado!

agree

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

11 hrs

-> Obrigado!

agree

Gilla Evans: "not too bad" may be incorrect but it's what people say... Reminds me of the inimitable "mustn't grumble" always said in an ironic tone and a mock Yorkshire accent these days...

12 hrs

-> Obrigado!

8 mins confidence:

I can't complain

Explanation:
Outra opção.

Ivan Rocha
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

11 mins confidence:

I'm doing fine/ I'm doing just fine, thanks!

Explanation:

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1089314

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:20
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 128

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

gettin' by

Explanation:
All the other suggestions are quite correct. I just think they need to get out of the books an' on to da street

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks

2 hrs confidence:

Hangin' in there

Explanation:
E.g. -

"Z, you okay..." asked a dazed V.

"Yeah...im hangin in there..." replied Z

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/791381/3/Resident_Evil_The_Deadl...

T o b i a s
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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Nov 16, 2010 - Changes made by Douglas Bissell:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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