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ser roubado (futebol)

English translation: be robbed


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Portuguese term or phrase:ser roubado (futebol)
English translation:be robbed
Entered by: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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12:39 Oct 28, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Portuguese term or phrase: ser roubado (futebol)
Here's the context:

"O Palmeiras foi roubado ontem no jogo contra o Flamengo."

Thank you!
tileeba
be robbed
Explanation:
Referee robbed us - Milan's Berlusconi - SuperSport - Football
- [ Traduzir esta página ]
12 Sep 2010 ... "Patience, these things happen in football, even though I do believe the referee robbed Milan of three goals." ...
www.supersport.com/.../Referee_robbed_us_Milans_Berlusconi - Em cache
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 02:51
Grading comment
It's true. It's true. Palmeiras was robbed! hehe Thank you for the answers, Salvador and everyone! Much appreciated!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9be robbed
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4rookedWalter Moura
4to get cheated
Marlene Curtis


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get cheated


Explanation:
ller schools, get ready to be cheated | Tulsa World
Oct 21, 2010 ... "And get ready to be cheated. Because no matter how good we are or ..... College football would benefit from teams like Boise playing for ...
www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20101021... - Cached

Preseason 2010 College Football Predictions: Who'll Get Cheated by ...
Jul 12, 2010 ... Preseason 2010 College Football Predictions: Who'll Get Cheated by BCS? ... But for a team who's toughest road games are at Wyoming, ...
bleacherreport.com/.../419014-preseason-2010-college-football-predictionswho-gets-cheated-by-the-bcs - Cached

Ireland cheated out of World Cup by cruel hand of Thierry Henry ...
Nov 19, 2009 ... "We feel cheated – we were the better team over the two legs, every football fan in the stadium will say we were the better team tonight. ...
www.guardian.co.uk/football/.../ireland-thierry-henry-franc...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rooked


Explanation:
http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

rook2
rook2
n 1 Ornith gralha-calva, frouva (Corvus frugilegus). 2 embusteiro, trapaceiro. • vt trapacear, roubar.

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/rooked...

Verb Base
(rook) 1. Deprive of by deceit.[Wordnet].
2. To squat; to ruck.[Websters].
3. To cheat; to defraud by cheating.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: rooking, rooked, rooks, rooker, rookers, rookingly and rookedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
be robbed


Explanation:
Referee robbed us - Milan's Berlusconi - SuperSport - Football
- [ Traduzir esta página ]
12 Sep 2010 ... "Patience, these things happen in football, even though I do believe the referee robbed Milan of three goals." ...
www.supersport.com/.../Referee_robbed_us_Milans_Berlusconi - Em cache

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
It's true. It's true. Palmeiras was robbed! hehe Thank you for the answers, Salvador and everyone! Much appreciated!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  R-i-c-h-a-r-d: They were robbed, yes
5 mins
  -> Obrigado, mas sendo torcedor do Flamengo, não sei se foi verdade :)

agree  Oliver Toogood: Palmeiras were (was,sic!) robbed/ done over in yesterdays' game against Flamengo
8 mins
  -> Obrigado :)

agree  kashew
16 mins
  -> Obrigado!

agree  Gilla Evans: the cry "we 'was' robbed" is frequently heard on the terraces...
16 mins
  -> Obrigado :)

agree  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
20 mins
  -> Obrigado!

agree  Douglas Bissell: Thanks right, Gilla, we WAS robbed! Socrates, are you listening?
46 mins
  -> Obrigado! :)

agree  Leniel Macaferi
1 hr
  -> Obrigado!

agree  airmailrpl: Flamengo não precisa roubar :-) - deve ter sido o juiz cego
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado! Assim é que se fala. :)

agree  Luciano Monteiro
12 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
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Nov 2, 2010 - Changes made by Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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