| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Portuguese term or phrase: | "Estivera quase a partir-se todo contra as rochas e isso tornara-o um gato muito | | English translation: | was almost smashed against the rocks, making him overly cautious | | Entered by: | Nick Taylor |
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Portuguese term or phrase: "Estivera quase a partir-se todo contra as rochas e isso tornara-o um gato muito | "Estivera quase a partir-se todo contra as rochas e isso tornara-o um gato muito escaldado"
In the context of a man exploring underground tunnels and caves |
| | | was almost smashed against the rocks, making him overly cautious | Explanation:
...was almost smashed against the rocks, making him overly cautious...or of course a scaredy-cat :-)
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Note added at 28 mins (2010-11-17 11:10:05 GMT)
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although scaredy cat retains some of the original, as Gilmar points out
gata escaldado = "once bitten, twice shy" is the expression most commonly used.
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