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força de expressão

English translation: so to speak

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Portuguese term or phrase:	força de expressão
English translation:	so to speak
Entered by:	cmwm06

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20:56 Oct 16, 2011

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

Portuguese term or phrase: força de expressão

Quando alguém fala algo sem pensar, só por hábito de dizer.

cmwm06

(in a) manner of speaking/so to speak

Explanation:
but, in the way it is explained : "Quando alguém fala algo sem pensar, só por hábito de dizer." I feel it is more in the sense of : running off at the mouth
run off at the mouth (American informal)
to talk a lot without saying anything important He's just another one of these politicians who run off at the mouth.