I eyeballed that report myself

Portuguese translation: dei uma olhadela/olhada

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English term or phrase:I eyeballed that report myself
Portuguese translation:dei uma olhadela/olhada
Entered by: Floriana Leary

09:55 Mar 2, 2009
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English term or phrase: I eyeballed that report myself
Qual é a tradução da frase "I eyeballed that report myself"? como no texto abaixo?

The bit on the four colonels crossed my desk, I eyeballed that report myself. It was received on one of our ferret satellites, Ivan doesn’t know how ...
Cristina Spohr
Brazil
Local time: 12:06
dei uma olhadela/espreitadela
Explanation:
my suggeston
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Floriana Leary
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Local time: 11:06
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4 +8dei uma olhadela/espreitadela
Floriana Leary
4 +2dei uma olhada
Carlos Quandt


  

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i eyeballed that report myself
dei uma olhadela/espreitadela


Explanation:
my suggeston

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 11:06
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agree  Marlene Curtis: Eu diria dei uma boa olhada ...
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i eyeballed that report myself
dei uma olhada


Explanation:
"dar uma olhada" é a expressão mais comum no Brasil.

to eyeball
1. To gauge, estimate or judge by eye; to look or glance at.
A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients.
Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eyeball

.. Dando uma olhada no seu sistema ... Dando uma olhada no seu sistema. Aqui está um pequeno script pronto para uso. Apesar de não cobrir tudo ...
www.ataliba.eti.br/node/1843

Dar uma olhada fotos e imagens. O Fotosearch Banco de Imagens te ajuda a encontrar a foto perfeita, rapidamente! O nosso mecanismo de busca possui ...
www.fotosearch.com.br/fotos-imagens/dar-uma-olhada.html

olhada
f glance, look
dar uma olhada to have a look
Translation Portuguese - English Collins Dictionary
http://dictionary.reverso.net/portuguese-english/olhada

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 13:06
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

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