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menina dos olhos

English translation: apple of my eye

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Portuguese term or phrase:menina dos olhos
English translation:apple of my eye
Entered by: Isabel Peck

12:08 Feb 4, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: menina dos olhos
Um dos exemplos é a Electrocell, uma das ***meninas dos olhos*** do Cietec e a primeira a ocupar o primeiro dos quatro blocos da nova área que está sendo ampliada.
Lincoln Carvalho
Brazil
Local time: 06:46
apple of my eye
Explanation:
Colloquial for the iris of the eye. As an expression, used as a fond reference.
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Isabel Peck
Portugal
Local time: 10:46
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +6apple of my eye
Isabel Peck


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
apple of my eye


Explanation:
Colloquial for the iris of the eye. As an expression, used as a fond reference.

Isabel Peck
Portugal
Local time: 10:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario La Gatto: Is it apple of apples?
3 mins
agree  Frances Lake: definitely
7 mins
agree  Enza Longo: yes, but I would say "is the apple of Cietec's eye"
14 mins
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
16 mins
agree  James Cook: apple of my eye
1 hr
agree  Wagner Piculo
3341 days
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