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English translation: illegal hookup


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Portuguese term or phrase:gato
English translation:illegal hookup
Entered by: Raquel Horacio
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14:09 May 28, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Portuguese term or phrase: gato
In Brazil it refers to illegal connections of TV, internet, utilities by and large, cable tv etc. It is mostly commom to happen in the slums although wealthy households hve proven to do the same. Would anyone have a suggestion for a translation into English?
Raquel Horacio
Local time: 21:49
illegal hookup
Explanation:
Não é tão gíria quanto gato, mas não consigo pensar em nada melhor.
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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I thank all my colleagues for their help. I am so grateful there is such website where we can post our douts. I'm still learning Pro Z as I'm new to it, so please be patient with me.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1illegal cable/power connectionBentevi
4 +1illegal hookupLuciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4pinch
Floriana Leary
4 -1(yank a) cat
Marlene Curtis


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
illegal hookup


Explanation:
Não é tão gíria quanto gato, mas não consigo pensar em nada melhor.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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I thank all my colleagues for their help. I am so grateful there is such website where we can post our douts. I'm still learning Pro Z as I'm new to it, so please be patient with me.

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agree  T o b i a s
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
(yank a) cat


Explanation:
Rio de Janeiro: GatoNet Goes to Anatel Hell! « The New Market Machines - [ Traduzir esta página ]23 Jun 2007 ... A gato (”cat”) is an illegal or unauthorized hook up to the power or information grid, from the expression puxar um gato (”yank a cat”). ...
cbrayton.wordpress.com/2007/06/23/rio-de-janeiro-gatonet-goes-to-anatel-hell/ - 105k

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Eu usuaria a expressão "run a cat" ou " "yank a cat" (entre aspas) como uma tradução literal pois não creio que haja uma gíria correspondente in inglês. Mas talvez outro colega conheça uma.

At my place in the country in Paricatuba the rural power company has been saying fo the last year they they are going to put in power to our part of the village. The power poles are piled on the ground in a few places, but as of yet no power. My mother in law runs what is called here a gato, or cat, illegal connection off of another illegal connection to her place, but she did this with a telephone wire, so her power hardly powers a fan or a television
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t17518.h...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  T o b i a s : I think the translation of "yank a cat" is supposed to be humorous.
3 mins
  -> The literal translation in quotation marks with the explationation in parenthesis.
disagree  airmailrpl: you can't be serious
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pinch


Explanation:
my suggestion
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pinch
pinch - make off with belongings of others


Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
illegal cable/power connection


Explanation:
I don`t know any slang or expression to refer to "illegal connections". Depending on the text, I would explain what it is, maybe include the Portuguese word...

"dealing with "gatos", illegal cable connections..."


Landlord:FORMER TENANT RIGGED ILLEGAL POWER LINE | WCNC.com ... Merritt, 21, said all of the tenants in the home learned of the illegal power connection after they smelled smoke early Wednesday afternoon and called ...
www.wcnc.com/news/local/stories/wcnc-010208-sjf-illegalpowe...



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Note added at 53 mins (2009-05-28 15:03:46 GMT) Post-grading
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somehow, my suggestion wasn't coming in...weird...

Example sentence(s):
  • Ordering cable cards for a TiVo HD would be a great way for the cable company to find your illegal cable connection. ...
  • Leader of illegal power connection gang wanted for murder falls; gun seized | The Philippine Star >> News >> Metro.Leader of illegal power connection gang wanted for murder falls

    Reference: http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/archive/index
    Reference: http://www.philstar.com/Article
Bentevi
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: It makes sense to me. Thank you Bentevi.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: illegal connection
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