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dirigia a ela para fazer cobranças

English translation: who only addressed her to make demands


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Portuguese term or phrase:dirigia a ela para fazer cobranças
English translation:who only addressed her to make demands
Entered by: Marlene Curtis
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15:46 Feb 2, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Portuguese term or phrase: dirigia a ela para fazer cobranças
"ela não agüentava mais um homem autoritário e arrogante que só dirigia a ela para fazer cobranças"

the context is of a son arguing with his father about why his mother left them when he was a child.
KatherineBranne
Brazil
Local time: 21:47
who only addressed her to make demands
Explanation:

That's how I would put it ...
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:47
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4who only addressed her to make demands
Marlene Curtis
4 +1talked to her only to make demands
Luana Fernandes
3 +1that demanded money every time he turned up
Douglas Bissell
4who (only) spoke with her in order to complain
MARK ROBERTSON


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
that demanded money every time he turned up


Explanation:
I am sure there are hundreds of ways to say this

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 01:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: I'm sure there are
12 mins
neutral  Gilmar Fernandes: "cobrança" in BR.PT. in this particular context has nothing to do with money...it's more in tune with Luana's suggestion
2 hrs
  -> I offer my suggestions based on my knowledge of PT-PT, sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn't. The willingness to help gives me the feel-good factor I need
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
talked to her only to make demands


Explanation:
talked to her only to make demands

Suggestion

Luana Fernandes
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
2 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
who (only) spoke with her in order to complain


Explanation:
One way among many.

MARK ROBERTSON
Local time: 01:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
who only addressed her to make demands


Explanation:

That's how I would put it ...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 128
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Milana Penavski
4 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Lesley Sogl
5 mins
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agree  Verginia Ophof
2 hrs
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agree  Dr. Juliet Attwater: but you could also add something like "to rebuke her" as cobranca here has potentially both meanings of to make demands and to tell someone off for doing something incorrectly. it depends whether you want both meanings in the TT or not ...
17 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Feb 7, 2011 - Changes made by Marlene Curtis:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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