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arrastar a linha

English translation: he broke through the defence


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13:58 Dec 27, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Football
Portuguese term or phrase: arrastar a linha
Arrastou a linha e fez golo.

Anyone a football buff? Thx!
Diana Coada
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:52
English translation:he broke through the defence
Explanation:
just a guess, difficult to say without more context
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Georgia Morgan
Local time: 21:52
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Thank you for your suggestion!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4he went the distance and scored the goal . . .
David Drysdale
1he broke through the defenceGeorgia Morgan


  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
he broke through the defence


Explanation:
just a guess, difficult to say without more context

Georgia Morgan
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Thank you for your suggestion!
Notes to answerer
Asker: '..Os outros jogadores estavam a tenta-lo com as suas manobras. Arrastou a linha e fez golo..' There is no other sentence in between these two, so I think your suggestion makes sense, thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daniel Tavares: Acho arriscado concordar sem mais contexto. Pode ser algo completamente diferente.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he went the distance and scored the goal . . .


Explanation:
Suggestion:

I'm a big Brazilian soccer fan, but I'm not 100% sure about this one . . . I believe it's something like: he went all the way or . .

he went the distance and scored the goal . . .

David Drysdale
United States
Local time: 18:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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