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Bem me parecia que a tua vinda ainda nos ia dar muito jeito.

English translation: I knew your arrival would eventually come in handy for us

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Portuguese term or phrase:	Bem me parecia que a tua vinda ainda nos ia dar muito jeito.
English translation:	I knew your arrival would eventually come in handy for us
Entered by:	Verginia Ophof

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09:47 Nov 26, 2010

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Portuguese term or phrase: Bem me parecia que a tua vinda ainda nos ia dar muito jeito.

"Bem me parecia que a tua vinda ainda nos ia dar muito jeito."

Spoken to a friend who, while visiting other friends, came up with a great solution to their problem. While I understand the sentence, I am having a strangely difficult time capturing the tone. My impulse it to go sarcastic like: "You may still come in handy yet", but I am just not confident in this interpretation

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

I knew your arrival would eventually come in handy for us

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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 05:20

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4 +4

I knew your arrival would be of great use to us

DL Traducoes

4 +1

I knew that your coming/visit/presence would really help us.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

I knew your arrival would eventually come in handy for us

Verginia Ophof

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

I knew that your coming/visit/presence would really help us.

Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 52

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

I knew your arrival would be of great use to us

Explanation:
Although not knowledgeable with the remainder of the text, this sounds appropriate.

DL Traducoes
Local time: 11:20
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English

11 hrs confidence:

I knew your arrival would eventually come in handy for us

Explanation:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 05:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52

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Dec 1, 2010 - Changes made by Verginia Ophof:
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