First man through a door

Portuguese translation: o primeiro a dar a cara à tapa

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English term or phrase:First man through a door
Portuguese translation:o primeiro a dar a cara à tapa
Entered by: Lilian Magalhães

22:39 Sep 21, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / giria policial
English term or phrase: First man through a door
CC is a rock. First man
through a door, never lost his
cool.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 12:02
o primeiro a dar a cara à tapa
Explanation:
Is this from Law and Order? I translated the subtitles once and I remember this sentence.

I really don't have a web reference for this, but I would use like this, just to give a meaning of courage.
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Karina Alves
Local time: 12:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1o primeiro a dar a cara à tapa
Karina Alves
4O vilão principal / Grande vilão
Ivan Rocha, CT


  

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first man through a door
O vilão principal / Grande vilão


Explanation:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=3MM9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA92&lpg=PA9...

Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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first man through a door
o primeiro a dar a cara à tapa


Explanation:
Is this from Law and Order? I translated the subtitles once and I remember this sentence.

I really don't have a web reference for this, but I would use like this, just to give a meaning of courage.

Karina Alves
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

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